Crude and adjusted logistic regression analyses for self-rated overall health and mental distress among 597 Bolivian teachers using multiple imputation
| Self-rated health (fair or poor)* | Mental distress† | |||||
| n (%) | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI)‡ | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI)‡ | |
| Age | ||||||
| <40 years | 146 (47.4) | 1 | 1 | 153 (49.7) | 1 | 1 |
| ≥40 years | 114 (39.4) | 0.72 (0.5 to 1.0) | 0.88 (0.6 to 1.3) | 118 (40.8) | 0.11 (0.5 to 1.1) | 0.85 (0.5 to 1.4) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 56 (33.5) | 1 | 1 | 69 (41.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 204 (47.4) | 1.80 (1.2 to 2.6) | 2.06 (1.3 to 3.2) | 202 (47.0) | 1.25 (0.8 to 1.9) | 1.24 (0.8 to 2.0) |
| Place of work | ||||||
| Urban | 71 (28.4) | 1 | 1 | 94 (37.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 189 (54.5) | 3.01 (2.1 to 4.3) | 3.62 (2.4 to 5.5) | 177 (51.0) | 1.71 (1.1 to 2.6) | 1.58 (1.0 to 2.4) |
| Teaching level | ||||||
| Secondary | 88 (39.1) | 1 | 1 | 97 (43.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary and secondary | 28 (34.1) | 0.80 (0.5 to 1.4) | 1.05 (0.6 to 2.0) | 34 (41.5) | 0.94 (0.5 to 1.6) | 1.16 (0.6 to 2.2) |
| Primary | 144 (49.7) | 1.53 (1.1 to 2.2) | 1.80 (1.2 to 2.7) | 140 (48.3) | 1.22 (0.8 to 1.9) | 1.46 (0.9 to 2.3) |
| Extracurricular activities§ | ||||||
| ≤10 hours per week | 146 (45.5) | 1 | 1 | 145 (44.6) | 1 | 1 |
| >10 hours per week | 114 (41.9) | 0.88 (0.6 to 1.3) | 0.76 (0.5 to 1.1) | 126 (46.3) | 1.08 (0.7 to 1.6) | 1.00 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| Monthly income | ||||||
| High (>US$476) | 69 (41.6) | 1 | 1 | 69 (41.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Medium (US$239–US$476) | 52 (41.6) | 1.01 (0.6 to 1.6) | 0.81 (0.5 to 1.3) | 53 (42.4) | 1.03 (0.5 to 2.0) | 0.93 (0.4 to 2.2) |
| Low (<US$238) | 139 (45.4) | 1.17 (0.8 to 1.7) | 0.80 (0.4 to 1.3) | 149 (48.7) | 1.34 (0.8 to 2.3) | 1.12 (0.6 to 2.1) |
| Work posture (standing or walking) | ||||||
| Never-most of the time | 69 (39.7) | 1 | 1 | 86 (49.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Always | 191 (45.2) | 1.26 (0.9 to 1.8) | 1.48 (1.0 to 2.2) | 187 (44.2) | 0.81 (0.5 to 1.3) | 0.81 (0.5 to 1.4) |
| ERI | ||||||
| ≤1 | 164 (39.0) | 1 | 1 | 171 (40.6) | 1 | 1 |
| >1 | 96 (54.5) | 1.85 (1.2 to 2.9) | 1.74 (1.0 to 2.9) | 101 (57.4) | 1.96 (1.3 to 3.0) | 1.91 (1.2 to 3.1) |
| Overcommitment | ||||||
| ≤Low/medium value | 145 (37.2) | 1 | 1 | 161 (41.3) | 1 | 1 |
| >Higher value | 114 (54.8) | 2.10 (1.3 to 3.5) | 1.84 (1.1 to 3.2) | 110 (52.9) | 1.61 (1.0 to 2.5) | 1.40 (0.8 to 2.3) |
*Question of the SF-36 questionnaire: ‘How do you rate your health?’.
†Spanish version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire.
‡aOR 95% CI: adjusted OR and 95% CI.
§Extracurricular activities: the sum of time in extra-curricular activities including preparing school lessons, preparing teaching material, preparation of extra-programme activities, interviews with parents or pupils, planning and teamwork, administrative duties, participation in courses and correcting class tests.
ERI, effort-reward imbalance.