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Table 2 Logistic regression models of the relationship between poverty status and under-nourish among married or cohabiting women in Burkina Faso (BF) and Congo Democratic Republic

From: Wealth and under-nourishment among married women in two impoverished nations: evidence from Burkina Faso and Congo Democratic Republic

Background variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

BUF

CDR

BUF

CDR

BUF

CDR

BUF

CDR

BUF

CDR

Key independent variable

        

Poverty status

         

Poor

2.9***

2.0***

2.6***

 

1.8***

1.8*

2.8***

1.9***

1.7***

1.6

Middle

1.9***

1.8***

1.8***

 

1.2

1.8*

1.8***

1.8**

1.2

1.8*

Rich (Ref. C)

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Demographic variables

        

Age

          

15-24

  

1.1

     

0.9

 

25-29

  

0.5*

     

0.5*

 

30-39

  

0.9

     

0.9

 

40-49(Ref. C)

  

1.0

     

1.0

 

Children ever born

         

None

  

0.8

     

0.9

 

1-2

  

0.6*

     

0.7

 

3-4

  

0.9

     

0.9

 

5+ (Ref. C)

  

1.0

     

1.0

 

Socioeconomic variables

        

Residence

          

Urban

    

0.5**

1.3

  

0.5**

1.2

Rural (Ref. C)

    

1.0

1.0

  

1.0

1.0

Education

          

None

    

1.9

1.1

  

1.7

1.1

Primary

    

1.1

0.9

  

1.0

0.9

Secondary+ (Ref. C)

   

1.0

   

1.0

1.0

Husband’s education

         

None

    

1.2

2.1**

  

0.9

2.3**

Primary

    

0.4*

1.3

  

0.4*

1.3

Secondary+ (Ref. C)

   

1.0

1.0

  

1.0

1.0

Work status

          

Not working

    

1.6**

   

1.6**

 

Working (Ref. C)

   

1.0

   

1.0

 

Marital status

         

Married

    

0.9

   

0.9

 

Cohabiting (Ref. C)

   

1.0

   

1.0

 

Health related variable

        

Anaemia status

         

Not anaemic

      

0.8*

0.7*

0.8

0.7

Anaemic (Ref. C)

     

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

−2logLL

2175.9

1031.7

2154.2

 

2080.4

977.4

2145.6

992.5

2039.7

937.6

  1. ***Significant at 0.1%; **Significant at 1%; *Significant at 5%; BUF: Burkina Faso; CDR: Congo Democratic Republic.