TABLE 4.
Binary Logistic regression analysis on associations between selected sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge, attitdes and practices levels among the study participants.
| Variable | Knowledge level | Attitudes level | Practices level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | p | aOR (95% CI) | p | aOR (95% CI) | p | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non‐Malay | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Malay | 0.420 (0.195–0.905) | 0.027* | 1.014 (0.485–2.122) | 0.970 | 0.420 (0.461–0.969) | 0.934 |
| Work status | ||||||
| Unemployed | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Employed | 0.877 (0.410–1.877) | 0.736 | 1.674 (0.788–3.559) | 0.180 | 2.036 (1.002–4.139) | 0.049* |
| Parity | ||||||
| Nulliparous | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Multiparous | 0.593 (0.286–1.228) | 0.160 | 1.324 (0.649–2.704) | 0.440 | 0.977 (0.479–1.992) | 0.950 |
| Gestation age | ||||||
| 1–12 weeks | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| > 12 weeks | 0.464 (0.040–5.390) | 0.539 | 0.419 (0.036–4.837) | 0.486 | 0.526 (0.044–6.241) | 0.611 |
Note: Binary logistic regression; aOR is the adjusted odd ratio at 95% CI. The level of significance and was considered at *p ≤ 0.05.