Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression
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May 29, 2014
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Abstract
The impact of chronic diseases on the development of a nation cannot be
overemphasized. The in
uences of socio-demographic/socio-economic factors on
chronic disease conditions in Ghana are not well comprehended. The main
objective of this study is to examine the e ect of socio-demographic/socio-economic factors of Ghanaians on their chronic disease conditions. A longitudinal
study with nationally representative samples was undertaken. The data employed
in this study were drawn from the World Health Organization Global Ageing and
Adult Health (SAGE), Wave 1, 2008-2009. The study suggested some level of
chronic diseases in the Ghanaians populations. Asthma recorded the highest
prevalence conditions with 3.4%, while Lung Disease recorded the least, 0.6 %.
However, Depression, Oral health, and Injuries fairly recorded 1.4%, 2.5% and
1.8% respectively. In addition, the strength of the age category groups tends
heavily towards adults, and particularly older adults respectively. Most of the
respondents belong to the Christian faith. There is fairly even distribution among
males and females respectively. More than half of respondents were engaged
in self-employment. Majority of the respondent belongs to the Akan ethnic
group. Also, widowed respondents contracted depression and oral health disease
conditions. This paper revealed that, in Ghana, the occurrences of chronic disease
conditions are associated with some socio-demographic/socio-economic factors:
age, sex, religion, ethnicity, marital status, occupation, level of education, and
income levels.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Department of Mathematics,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in
partial fufillment of the requirement for the degree
of M.Phil Mathematical Statistics.