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Ability to Maintain and Improve Health and Socio-Demographic Correlates among Children in Albania Cover

Ability to Maintain and Improve Health and Socio-Demographic Correlates among Children in Albania

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|Jun 2024

Figures & Tables

Multivariable-adjusted association of attitudes toward health promotion (ability to maintain and improve health) with socio-demographic factors and knowledge and practices regarding healthcare services, with the results from the binary logistic regression_

VariableORa95%CIaPa
Age-group:
12–13 years1.00reference0.008
14–15 years1.161.04–1.28
Mother’s education:
High1.00reference0.001
Middle/Low1.211.09–1.35
Economic situation:
Not poor1.00reference<0.001
Poor/very poor1.491.21–1.84
Do you know your rights to healthcare services?
Yes1.00reference<0.001
No1.311.15–1.49
Do you know where to receive healthcare services?
Yes1.00reference<0.001
No1.751.39–2.19
Excluding the vaccination calendar, have you ever consulted/visited a health professional?
Yes1.00reference<0.001
No1.241.09–1.40

Attitudes toward health promotion (ability to maintain and improve health) by other dimensions of knowledge and practices regarding healthcare services_

Knowledge about and use of healthcare servicesBest attitudes (N=5534)Poor attitudes (N=2297)Pb
Do you know your rights to healthcare services?
Yes4,357 (79.4)a1,579 (72.7)<0.001
No1,129 (20.6)592 (27.3)
Do you know where to receive healthcare services?
Yes5,278 (96.0)1,989 (91.7)<0.001
No220 (4.0)179 (8.3)
Do you know the location of health facilities in your area?
Yes4,883 (89.0)1,841 (85.3)<0.001
No603 (11.0)318 (14.7)
Do you perceive any barriers to accessing healthcare services?
No3,216 (58.9)1,208 (56.0)0.022
Yes2,241 (41.1)948 (44.0)
Excluding the vaccination calendar, have you ever consulted/visited a health professional? <0.001
Yes4,121 (75.3)1,498 (69.8)
No1,352 (24.7)648 (30.2)

Attitudes toward health promotion (ability to maintain and improve health) by socio-demographic factors in a nationwide sample of schoolchildren in Albania, 2022_

Socio-demographic factorBest attitudes (N=5534)Poor attitudes (N=2297)Pb
Gender:
Girls2,987 (71.1)a1,217 (28.9)0.426
Boys2,547 (70.2)1,080 (29.8)
Age:
12–13 years2,755 (72.0)1,074 (28.0)0.015
14–15 years2,779 (69.4)1,223 (30.6)
Place of residence:
Urban areas3,427 (70.8)1,411 (29.2)0.701
Rural areas2,086 (70.4)876 (29.6)
Ethnicity:
Roma/Egyptian community116 (66.7)58 (33.3)0.206
Ethnic Albanian5,188 (71.1)2,111 (28.9)
Mother’s education:
High2,213 (73.8)785 (26.2)<0.001
Middle/Low3,299 (69.8)1,424 (30.2)
Economic situation:
Not poor5,234 (72.0)2,033 (28.0)<0.001
Poor/very poor289 (61.1)184 (38.9)

Association of attitudes toward health promotion (ability to maintain and improve health) with the socio-demographic factors of the schoolchildren, with the results from the binary logistic regression_

VariableLeft panel: unadjusted modelsRight panel: multivariable-adjusted models


OR (95%CI)POR (95%CI)P
Gender:
Girls1.00 (reference)0.4221.00 (reference)0.951
Boys1.04 (0.94–1.15) 1.01 (0.91–1.11)
Age-group:
12–13 years1.00 (reference)0.0151.00 (reference)0.006
14–15 years1.13 (1.02–1.24) 1.15 (1.04–1.28)
Place of residence:
Urban areas1.00 (reference)0.7001.00 (reference)0.507
Rural areas1.02 (0.92–1.13) 0.96 (0.87–1.07)
Ethnicity:
Ethnic Albanian1.00 (reference)0.2061.00 (reference)0.273
Roma/Egyptian1.23 (0.89–1.69) 1.20 (0.87–1.67)
Mother’s education:
High1.00 (reference)<0.0011.00 (reference)0.001
Middle/Low1.22 (1.10–1.35) 1.19 (1.07–1.33)
Economic situation:
Not poor1.00 (reference)<0.0011.00 (reference)<0.001
Poor/very poor1.64 (1.35–1.99) 1.54 (1.26–1.88)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2024-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 122
Submitted on: Jan 26, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 23, 2024
Published on: Jun 14, 2024
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2024 Herion Muja, Suela Vasil, Dorina Toçi, Timo Clemens, Helmut Brand, Genc Burazeri, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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