Table 3.
Linear regression analysis of predicators of knowledge score
| Univariate analysis | Mulivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | p | βadj | 95% CI | p | |
| Age of mother | −0.03 | (− 0.08,0.02) | 0.25 | 0.05 | (0.03,0.08) | < 0.0001 |
| Age of mother at birth of the first children | - 0.05 | (−0.02,-0.13) | 0.02 | −0.01 | (−0.04,0.01) | 0.39 |
| NUMBER OF CHILDERN | −0.23 | (−0.52,0.06) | 0.12 | 0.09 | (−0.20,0.42) | 0.50 |
| Mother’s Educational level | ||||||
| None | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 to 5 years | −1.04 | (−1.38,-0.70) | < 0.001 | 0.49 | (0.07,0.92) | 0.02 |
| 6 to 12 | −0.74 | (−1.13,-0.37) | < 0.001 | 1.18 | (0.79,1.58) | < 0.001 |
| University | 1.11 | (0.56,1.65) | < 0.001 | 2.07 | (1.43,2.71) | < 0.001 |
| Mother’s employment status, workinga | 1.42 | (0.34,2.50) | 0.01 | 1.70 | (0.69,2.8) | 0.003 |
| Children health status, chronic illnessb | −0.07 | (−0.45,0.30) | 0.70 | |||
| Family income | ||||||
| Low | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Medium | 0.60 | (0.22, 0.99) | 0.002 | 0.38 | (0.01,0.76) | 0.04 |
| High | - 1.20 | (−0.32,-2.09) | 0.007 | 0.45 | (− 0.43,1.33) | 0.31 |
1 reference category, β unadjasted linear regression coefficient, βadj adjasted linear regression coefficient, CI confidence interval
anon working was reference category
bgood global health was reference category