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Table 3 Ordinal logistic regression of self-rated health status

From: Self-reported functional, communicative, and critical health literacy on foodborne diseases in Accra, Ghana

Variables Categories Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
   Ordered log-odds Ordered log-odds Ordered log-odds Ordered log-odds
Self-rated health Poor − 2.124*** − 1.973*** − 2.274*** − 2.212***
Fair 0.668* 0.818** 0.670* 0.731
Overall health literacy Health literacy 0.041*    0.034*
Sex Female − 0.279    −0.306
Male (ref)     
Sex and overall health literacy Female×health literacy   0.034 − 0.019  
Male×health literacy   0.051* 0.000  
Health literacy and age     0.001  
Health literacy and employment status Health literacy and unemployed    0.001  
Health literacy and employment status Health literacy and employed    0.027  
Age      0.009
Employment status Unemployed     − 0.487*
Employed (ref)     
  1. ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.005; *P < 0.05
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Tropical Medicine and Health

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