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. 2024 Sep 27;24:2608. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20108-5

Table 5.

Factors associated with negative attitudes in univariate and multivariate models

Variable Univariate Multivariate
cOR P-value aOR P-value
Age group (years)
 18–35 Ref
 36–55 0.92 (0.67—1.28) 0.628
  ≥ 56 0.90 (0.63—1.31) 0.588
Sex
 Males Ref
 Females 1.15 (0.86—1.53) 0.339
Education level
 Never attended school Ref
 Primary school 0.88 (0.54—1.45) 0.621
 Secondary school 0.68 (0.34—1.33) 0.261
 Post-secondary school 0.47 (0.16—1.39) 0.175
Marital status
 Married Ref Ref
 Single 1.77 (1.14—2.76) 0.012 1.65 (1.05—2.60) 0.029
 Divorced/separated 0.99 (0.48—2.02) 0.970 0.94 (0.45—1.95) 0.867
 Cohabiting 1.29 (0.88—1.88) 0.191 1.24 (0.84—1.83) 0.272
 Widow(er) 1.62 (0.95—2.77) 0.079 1.48 (0.85—2.55) 0.163
Occupation
 Peasant Ref
 Business/Petty business 0.67 (0.4—1.13) 0.13
 Employed 0.57 (0.21—1.54) 0.27
 Others (from informal sectors) 0.96 (0.49—1.9) 0.91
Residency (years)
  ≤ 17 years Ref
  > 17 years 1.04 (0.73—1.47) 0.836
Villages per epilepsy prevalence
 Low Ref Ref
 Moderate 1.52 (1.05—2.18) 0.025 1.43 (0.98—2.08) 0.061
 High 1.55 (1.08—2.21) 0.017 1.55 (1.08—2.23) 0.019
Epilepsy surveillance
 No epilepsy Ref
 Available 0.92 (0.69—1.23) 0.582
Family member with epilepsy
 No Ref
 Yes 1.19 (0.82—1.73) 0.355
Knowledge score
 High Ref
 Low 1.95 (1.46—2.60)  < 0.001 1.89 (1.41—2.53)  < 0.001