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Table 3 Logistic regression estimates of adjusted risk factors of symptoms comparing transitional camps to housing projects.

From: Sri Lankan tsunami refugees: a cross sectional study of the relationships between housing conditions and self-reported health

Independent variables

Dependant variables

 

Unwell

Cough

Stomach ache

Diarrhoea

Headache

General aches and pains

 

Exp. (B) (95% CI)

Exp. (B) (95% CI)

Exp. (B) (95% CI)

Exp. (B) (95% CI)

Exp. (B) (95% CI)

Exp. (B) (95% CI)

Age (yrs) (base value 18, unit yrs)

1.03 (1.01–1.05)**

-

-

-

-

1.06 (1.03–1.08)***

Male

1

-

-

-

1

-

Female

2.28 (2.52–7.29)**

-

-

-

2.56 (1.50–4.36)**

-

Single

1

-

-

-

-

-

Married

0.25 (0.08–0.80)*

-

-

-

-

-

Widowed

0.67 (0.11–4,18)

-

-

-

-

-

Divorced

0.13 (0.01–2.03)

-

-

-

-

-

Housing project

1

1

1

-

1

1

Transitional camp

2.28 (2.51–7.29)***

3.53 (2.11–5.89)***

4.82 (2.19–10.82)***

-

5.20 (3.09–8.76)***

6.44 (3.67–11.33)***

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001