Table 8

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

Dependent variable: Bad health (yes, n = 321, no, n = 607)
M0
M1
M2
M3

Socioeconomic characteristics and caste




Education (ref = high school+) Primary

1.18 [0.79–1.76]
1.20 [0.80–1.79]
1.11 [0.70–1.75]
No education

1.49 [1.00–2.23]
1.53 [1.02–2.31]
1.37 [0.87–2.17]
Employment (ref = not engaged) Engaged

0.62 [0.43–0.88]
0.61 [0.43–0.87]
0.61 [0.40–0.91]
Landholdings (ref = more than 50 cents) 50 cents or less

1.55 [1.06–2.27]
1.55 [1.06–2.26]
1.39 [0.91–2.13]
Caste of head (ref = forward) OBC

1.00 [0.66–1.52]
1.00 [0.66–1.52]
1.15 [0.71–1.85]
SC/ST

0.93 [0.61–1.43
0.93 [0.60–1.43]
1.04 [0.64–1.70]

SHG participation




SHG (ref = not member) Early joiner (> 2 years)
0.97 [0.65–1.44]

1.22 [0.78–1.90]
1.17 [0.70–1.94]
Late joiner (< = 2 years)
0.77 [0.57–1.04]

0.93 [0.67–1.29]
1.02 [0.70–1.47]

Health determinants




Exclusion (ref = no exclusion) Exclusion



1.94 [1.37–2.74]
Health risks (ref = no risks) At least one risk



10.3 [6.87–15.3]
Decision-making (ref = female/joint) Male



2.55 [1.57–4.16]
Chi square (df) -2 log likelihood
3.21(2) 1193.7
143.0(9)*** 1053.9
144.6(11)*** 1052.3
327.6(14)*** 869.3

Deviation

3.2(2)
366.0(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