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. 2024 Jun 11;19(6):e0305075. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305075

Table 5. Distribution of attitudes scores, and regression analysis predicting attitudes.

Variables Overall Bivariate regression analysis Multivariable regression analysis
Mean (SD) B SE t β p-value B SE t β p-value
Age 0.00 0.01 -0.47 -0.01 0.638
Sex          
Female 19.26 (1.5) 0.04 0.08 0.50 0.01 0.615
Male 19.22 (1.61) Ref.
Marital status          
Married 19.43 (1.51) 0.23 0.10 2.39 0.06 0.017 0.14 0.12 1.11 0.04 0.267
Divorced/ widowed 19 (2.5) -0.20 0.52 -0.37 -0.01 0.708 -0.78 0.53 -1.46 -0.04 0.144
Unmarried 19.2 (1.57) Ref. Ref.
Education                    
Below college (< 11 grades) 20.21 (1.57) 1.08 0.17 6.39 0.16 <0.001 0.71 0.20 3.57 0.10 <0.001
College (11–12 grades) 19.39 (1.49) 0.26 0.10 2.69 0.07 0.007 0.17 0.10 1.73 0.04 0.084
University/ above 19.13 (1.55) Ref. Ref.
Monthly family income          
< 15,000 BDT 19.51 (1.61) 0.46 0.10 4.57 0.12 <0.001 0.26 0.11 2.40 0.07 0.016
15,000–30,000 BDT 19.29 (1.39) 0.24 0.09 2.67 0.07 0.008 0.16 0.09 1.72 0.04 0.085
> 30,000 BDT 19.05 (1.64) Ref. Ref.
Occupation                    
Housewife 19.73 (1.29) 0.54 0.20 2.71 0.07 0.007 0.25 0.22 1.13 0.03 0.258
Employee 19.22 (1.55) 0.03 0.12 0.25 0.01 0.803 0.00 0.14 0.03 <0.01 0.976
Businessman 19.06 (2.33) -0.13 0.20 -0.64 -0.02 0.520 -0.43 0.22 -1.96 -0.05 0.050
Unemployed 19.73 (1.52) 0.54 0.21 2.58 0.06 0.010 0.32 0.21 1.52 0.03 0.130
Others 20.31 (1.97) 1.12 0.43 2.57 0.06 0.010 0.30 0.46 0.64 0.02 0.522
Student 19.19 (1.52) Ref. Ref.
Family type                    
Joint 19.49 (1.68) 0.33 0.09 3.59 0.09 <0.001 0.19 0.09 2.06 0.05 0.040
Nuclear 19.16 (1.52) Ref. Ref.
Residence                    
Rural 19.53 (1.65) 0.35 0.10 3.50 0.09 <0.001 -0.01 0.12 -0.12 <-0.01 0.905
Urban 19.18 (1.54) Ref. Ref.
Division                    
Chattogram 19.37 (1.31) 0.26 0.12 2.21 0.06 0.028 0.26 0.12 2.18 0.06 0.029
Rajshahi 19.23 (1.69) 0.12 0.16 0.80 0.02 0.426 0.06 0.16 0.39 0.01 0.694
Khulna 19.11 (1.58) 0.00 0.14 0.03 <0.01 0.976 -0.10 0.14 -0.73 -0.01 0.468
Barishal 19.37 (1.86) 0.26 0.15 1.76 0.05 0.079 0.19 0.15 1.32 0.03 0.188
Sylhet 19.67 (1.47) 0.56 0.28 2.01 0.05 0.045 0.43 0.28 1.58 0.04 0.114
Rangpur 19.61 (1.8) 0.50 0.14 3.56 0.09 <0.001 0.32 0.15 2.21 0.06 0.027
Mymensingh 19.3 (1.24) 0.19 0.21 0.89 0.02 0.374 0.16 0.21 0.79 0.02 0.432
Dhaka 19.11 (1.51) Ref. Ref.
Living periods                    
< 2 years 19.3 (1.44) 0.03 0.11 0.24 0.01 0.809 -0.10 0.11 -0.91 -0.02 0.363
2–5 years 19.05 (1.67) -0.22 0.11 -2.00 -0.05 0.045 -0.27 0.11 -2.41 -0.06 0.016
> 5 years 19.27 (1.56) Ref. Ref.
Fuel types                    
Wooden stick 19.71 (1.7) 0.45 0.19 2.35 0.11 0.019 0.06 0.21 0.27 0.01 0.791
Kerosene/ oil 19.47 (2.12) 0.21 0.39 0.54 0.01 0.590 -0.22 0.40 -0.55 -0.02 0.581
Gas 19.12 (1.48) -0.14 0.18 -0.80 -0.04 0.421 -0.19 0.18 -1.08 -0.05 0.281
Electricity 19.26 (1.81) Ref. Ref.