Prevalence and predictors of physical activity among female high school students in The Gambia: an institutional-based cross-sectional study
Table 3.
Socio-demographic predictors of physicalactivity among high school girls in the Gambia
| Predictors | Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) | 95% C.I. for aOR | p-value | | Lower | Upper | | Age of students (Ref: 21-23) | | | | | | 16 & below | 4.95 | 0.851 | 28.752 | 0.075 | | 17 - 20 | 3.05 | 1.807 | 5.138 | <0.001* | | Father's educational level (Ref: Tertiary level) | | | | | | Never attended school | 2.82 | 1.495 | 5.334 | 0.001* | | Primary school | 2.15 | 1.027 | 4.493 | 0.042* | | Upper basic school | 2.31 | 1.055 | 5.074 | 0.036* | | Senior secondary school | 1.54 | 0.71 | 3.315 | 0.276 | | Mother's educational level (Ref: Tertiary level) | | | | | | Never attended school | 0.31 | 0.140 | 0.674 | 0.003* | | Primary school | 0.25 | 0.123 | 0.518 | <0.001* | | Upper basic school | 0.90 | 0.432 | 1.86 | 0.769 | | Senior secondary school | 0.42 | 0.189 | 0.935 | 0.034* | | Student's field of study (Ref: Arts) | | | | | | Science | 2.21 | 1.203 | 4.067 | 0.011* | | Commerce | 0.72 | 0.383 | 1.334 | 0.291 | | Student's family type currently staying with (Ref: Single parent) | | | | | | Nuclear | 0.23 | 0.119 | 0.458 | <0.001* | | Extended | 0.45 | 0.225 | 0.915 | 0.027* | | Do you like sports (Ref: No) | | | | | | | Yes | 0.67 | 0.409 | 1.089 | 0.105 | Ref= Reference category; R2= 17.3% - 23.6%; C.I= Confidence Interval; * statistical significance at p<0.05
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Ref= Reference category; R2= 17.3% - 23.6%; C.I= Confidence Interval; * statistical significance at p<0.05 |