Table 5

Models for exclusion to health care. Binomial logistic regression: odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and goodness of fit statisticsa

Dependent variable: exclusion to health care (yes, n = 325, no, n = 603)
M0
M1
M2

Socioeconomic characteristics and caste



Education (ref = high school+) Primary

0.92 [0.63–1.35]
0.90 [0.61–1.32]
No education

1.40 [0.96–2.05]
1.35 [0.91–1.99]
Employment (ref = not engaged) Engaged

0.82 [0.59–1.14]
0.81 [0.58–1.14]
Landholdings (ref = more than 50 cents) 50 cents or less

1.52 [1.05–2.20]
1.52 [1.05–2.21]
Caste of head (ref = forward) OBC

1.57 [1.06–2.34]
1.52 [1.02–2.27]
SC/ST

1.08 [0.72–1.63]
1.11 [0.73–1.68]

SHG participation



SHG (ref = not member) Early joiner (> 2 years)
0.56 [0.36–0.86]

0.60 [0.39–0.94]
Late joiner (< = 2 years)
0.57 [0.41–0.79]

0.58 [0.41–0.80]
(Not member but SHG in household)
(0.58) ([0.35–0.94])

(0.53) ([0.32–0.90])
Chi square (df) -2 log likelihood
13.3 (3)** 1188.6
24.3(9)** 1177.6
36.4(12)*** 1165.5

Deviation

24.2(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.

Mohindra et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:2   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-2