Table 4 Individual belief models and remission- multivariate analysis

Model for beliefs at baseline: ³

- Explanatory model- evil spirits as causal

0.18

0.04-0.75

- Residence –urban

34.07

2.96-391.95

-Fluctuating course of initial illness

4.18

1.30-13.43

Model for beliefs at 12-months: ³

- Explanatory model- disease as causal

2.29

1.06-4.91

- Residence –urban

2.98

1.13-7.66

-Fluctuating course of initial illness

3.04

1.27-7.24

Models for beliefs at 60-months: ³

I - Explanatory model- disease as causal

31.65

7.34-136.55

- Residence –urban

26.22

2.16-317.84

- Fluctuating course of initial illness

5.94

1.30-27.18

II- Explanatory model- black magic as causal

0.14

0.04-0.46

 - Residence –urban

16.22

1.56-168.75

 - Fluctuating course of initial illness

3.54

1.05-11.99

III- Preferred causal explanatory model – disease model

55.62

9.69-319.31

 - Residence –urban

29.11

2.00-424.25

 - Fluctuating course of initial illness

7.41

1.33-41.45

IV - Preferred causal explanatory model – non medical

0.02

0.003-0.10

 - Residence –urban

29.14

2.00-424.25

V – Belief in at least one non-medical explanatory model

11.96

3.52-40.60

VI - Belief in disease model plus at least one non-medical model

61.45

16.27-232.04

 - Residence –urban

3.63

1.03-12.77

VII - Interaction between disease and non-medical model

3.70

2.15-6.37

 - Residence –urban

24.57

1.79-337.12