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Table 4 Ordered probit regression analysis for self-assessed health and non-prescription medicine use

From: The use of non-prescription medicine versus self-assessed health: evidence from Malawi

Variable

Estimated coefficients

Standard errors

Non-prescription medicine use

-0.07081*

0.04304

Use of electricity

-0.34715***

0.1067

Age

-0.00135

0.00117

Education

  

Primary

0.10847*

0.06324

Secondary and above

0.1977

0.891

Log income

0.03039**

0.01401

Sex

0.02347

0.04253

Health facility

0.05702

0.18296

Toilet facility

-0.03026*

0.01625

Bed net

0.07709*

0.04501

Cut1

-1.98889***

0.07818

Cut2

-0.91146***

0.06593

Cut3

-0.91146***

0.06474

Cut4

0.56045***

0.06557

Wald chi2

203.50***

 

No of observations

1186

 

Pseudo R2

0.1734

 
  1. Note: ***, **, * show significance at 1%, 5% and 10% respectively