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Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression
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.
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/6711 Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression Karim, Azumah 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. 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. KNUST 2014-11-19T11:06:15Z 2023-04-20T06:49:53Z 2014-11-19T11:06:15Z 2023-04-20T06:49:53Z May 29, 2014 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/6711 en application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Karim, Azumah Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression |
| title | Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression |
| title_full | Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression |
| title_short | Analysis of chronic diseases in Ghana using logistic regression |
| title_sort | analysis of chronic diseases in ghana using logistic regression |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/6711 |
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