Table 10

Models for disturbances in mental peace. Binomial logistic regression: odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and goodness of fit statisticsa

Dependent variable: disturbances in mental peace (yes, n = 820, no, n = 108)
M0
M1
M2
M3

Socioeconomic characteristics and caste




Education (ref = high school+) Primary

1.07 [0.58–1.96]
1.02 [0.56–1.88]
1.07 [0.57–1.98]
No education

0.86 [0.48–1.52]
0.76 [0.42–1.38]
0.71 [0.39–1.31]
Employment (ref = not engaged) Engaged

2.04 [1.13–3.67]
2.17 [1.20–3.92]
2.29 [1.21–4.04]
Landholdings (ref = more than 50 cents) 50 cents or less

1.90 [1.16–3.12]
1.95 [1.18–3.20]
1.80 [1.08–3.00]
Caste of head (ref = forward) OBC

1.20 [0.66–2.20]
1.20 [0.65–2.21]
1.14 [0.62–2.12]
SC/ST

0.85 [0.48–1.52]
0.85 [0.47–1.52]
0.86 [0.47–1.56]

SHG participation




SHG (ref = not member) Early joiner (> 2 years)
0.64 [0.38–1.10]

0.52 [0.30–0.93]
0.52 [0.29–0.94]
Late joiner (< = 2 years)
1.29 [0.81–2.04]

1.26 [0.78–2.02]
1.34 [0.82–2.18]

Health determinants




Exclusion (ref = no exclusion) Exclusion



2.98 [1.73–5.13]
Health risks (ref = no risks) At least one risk



1.56 [0.86–2.85]
Decision-making (ref = female/joint) Male



0.52 [0.31–0.89]
Chi square (df) -2 log likelihood
6.29(2)* 661.2
27.7(9)*** 639.8
37.0(11)*** 630.5
64.9(14)*** 602.6

Deviation

18.6(2)***
55.8(3)***

a Notes: Models are adjusted for age and women's household position. Results in bold are statistically significant, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001,

OBC = Other Backward Caste, SC/ST = Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

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