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. 2013 Dec 6;6:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20791. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20791

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regressions on determinants of CHI knowledge

Regression results

Knowledge level Model 1 Model 2



Variables Adequate (n=150) % Inadequate (n=40) % OR CI OR CI
IEC variables
Exposure to channels
 None 11.3 35.0 1.00 1.00
 One 44.0 55.0 1.96 0.77 – 5.01 1.48 0.51–4.26
 Two or more 44.7 10.0 8.99** 2.13 – 38.01 10.36** 2.12–50.66
Frequency of information from CHI team
 Less frequent 71.3 92.5 1.00 1.00
 Frequent 28.7 7.5 2.41 0.65 – 8.89 2.63 0.62–11.19
Frequency of information from mass media
 Less frequent 61.3 80.0 1.00 1.00
 Frequent 38.7 20.0 0.84 0.31 – 2.31 0.65 0.21–1.97
Community participation
 No participation 36.0 60.0 1.00 1.00
 Participation 64.0 40.0 1.44 0.64 – 3.28 1.75 0.68–4.51
Ownership of radio
 None 28.7 45.0 1.00 1.00
 Radio 71.3 55.0 1.2 0.56 – 2.58 1.12 0.46–2.75
Socio-demographic characteristics
Sex
 Female 13.3 5.0 1.00
 Male 86.7 95.0 0.48 0.08–2.73
Residence
 Rural 48.0 32.5 1.00
 Urban 52.0 67.5 0.42* 0.17–1.07
Age in years
  < 36 26.7 20.0 1.00
 36–54 68.0 72.5 0.53 0.18–1.49
  ≥ 55 5.3 7.5 0.96 0.14–6.65
Marital status
 Never married 4.0 2.5 1.00
 Married 93.3 80.0 0.63 0.05–7.72
 Widowed 2.7 17.5 0.06* 0.00–1.24
Education
 No formal education 57.3 80.0 1.00
 Primary 28.0 15.0 1.68 0.56–5.06
 Secondary + 14.7 5.0 5.07* 0.90–28.37
Religion
 Traditionalist 7.3 12.5
 Catholic 36.0 20.0
 Protestant 5.3 7.5
 Moslem 51.3 60.0
Model diagnostics
No. of observations 190 190
Likelihood ratio (df) χ2; p-value 26.26(6); 0.0002 47.24(14); 0.0000
Pseudo-R 2 0.1343 0.2415
H–L test (df) χ 2; p–value 1.86 (8); 0.985 5.62 (8); 0.6895
*

p<0.1

**

p<0.05

***

p<0.01.