Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Air Pollution in Accra, Ghana: A Critical Survey

Table 5

Multiple logistic regression model for the association of sociodemographic characteristics on air pollution awareness.

Variable	β	OR	OR 95% CI	value
Age group
≥29 (reference)		1	0.00–0.00	0.28
30–40	1.26	1.18	0.88–1.76	0.01
41–50	0.45	1.65	1.15–2.30	0.01
51–60	1.43	2.56	2.78–4.94	0.01
≥61	0.19	3.45	2.45–5.02	0.01
Marital status
Single (reference)			0.00–0.00
Married	1.36	1.23	0.80–1.46	0.01
Divorced	0.65	1.81	1.50–2.10	0.01
Widow/widower	1.53	2.46	2.28–4.14	0.01
Social status
Upper class (reference)			0.00–0.00
Middle class	0.86	2.26	1.28–4.10	0.01
Lower class	0.79	1.23	1.08–4.63	0.01
Level of education
No formal education (reference)		1	0.00–0.00
JHS/SHS	0.77	1.2	0.53–2.16	0.01
Tertiary	0.76	2.3	0.86–5.79	0.01

Significant at 0.05. OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; Ref = reference category.