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Table 3 Association between health and independent variables in a Linear Probability Model (LPM)

From: Why is there a gap in self-rated health among people with hypertension in Zambia? A decomposition of determinants and rural‒urban differences

N = 2,526

Crude Coef.

(95% CI)

p value

Adjusted Coef.

(95% CI)

p value

 

Age

-0.009

(-0.009, 0.007)

< 0.001

-0.007

(-0.009, -0.005)

< 0.001

 

Sex

     

 Male

Ref

    

 Female

-0.027

(-0.072, 0.018)

0.242

-0.015

(-0.087, 0.058)

0.693

 

School Attendance

     

 No school

Ref

    

 Primary

0.106

(0.049, 0.162)

< 0.001

0.069

(-0.005, 0.144)

0.068

 

 Secondary

0.256

(0.193, 0.319)

< 0.001

0.176

(0.078, 0.274)

< 0.001

 

 Tertiary

0.303

(0.231, 0.376)

< 0.001

0.202

(0.064, 0.340)

0.004

 

District HIV Prevalence

0.013

(0.008, 0.018)

< 0.001

0.008

(0.000, 0.018)

0.044

 

Region

     

 Rural

Ref

    

 Urban

0.141

(0.095, 0.188)

< 0.001

0.020

(-0.055, 0.095)

0.598

 

Per-capita Household consumption Expenditure

3.730

(-4.330, 0.000)

0.364

-6.520

(-0.000, 1.180)

0.097

 

Service Utilization

 No

 Yes

Ref

-0.004

(-0.066, 0.058)

0.902

-0.021

(-0.083, 0.041)

0.508