Factors associated with health care while ashore
| Bivariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No | % Self care | OR | 95% CI |
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. | ||||
| Nationality | ||||
| Khmer | 99 | 46.5 | 2.21 | 1.40–3.48 |
| Burmese | 137 | 44.5 | 1.98 | 1.33–2.95 |
| Thai | 582 | 27.1*** | 1 | — |
| Age | ||||
| 32 or less | 547 | 36.4 | 1.05 | 0.71–1.54 |
| 33 or older | 270 | 24.1*** | 1 | — |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 497 | 39.2 | 1.84 | 1.27–2.66 |
| Married | 321 | 21.8*** | 1 | — |
| Education (years) | ||||
| Less than 5 | 359 | 33.1 | ||
| 5–6 | 262 | 31.7 | ||
| 7 or more | 196 | 31.6 (n.s.) | Not included | |
| Average duration at sea | ||||
| Up to 2 months | 721 | 32.9 | ||
| 3 months or more | 96 | 29.2 (n.s.) | Not included | |
| Position on the boat | ||||
| Steersman, ship hand | 640 | 35.0 | 1.49 | 0.95–2.34 |
| Owner, skipper | 163 | 19.6*** | 1 | — |