Table 2.
Adjusted ORs showing associations between study population characteristics and ability to correctly report valid answers within five domains of diabetes knowledge
| Ability to report valid answers within each of the following domains of knowledge of diabetes | ||||||
| Causes | Symptoms | Complications | Prevention | Control | ||
| AOR 95% CI |
AOR 95% CI |
AOR 95% CI |
AOR 95% CI |
AOR 95% CI |
||
| Sex | Male | |||||
| Female | 1.02 (0.78 to 1.32) |
1.13 (0.93 to 1.37) |
1.05 (0.80 to 1.37) |
0.99 (0.78 to 1.24) |
0.96 (0.78 to 1.19) |
|
| Age (years) | 30–39 | |||||
| 40–49 | 1.02 (0.91 to 1.13) |
1.03 (0.93 to 1.15) |
1.08 (0.97 to 1.21) |
1.01 (0.90 to 1.13) |
1.03 (0.92 to 1.15) |
|
| 50–59 | 1.00 (0.88 to 1.13) |
1.04 (0.91 to 1.19) |
1.15 (0.99 to 1.34) |
0.91 (0.78 to 1.05) |
1.00 (0.87 to 1.15) |
|
| 60–69 | 0.84 (0.73 to 0.97) |
0.73 (0.63 to 0.84) |
0.94 (0.79 to 1.11) |
0.71 (0.59 to 0.84) |
0.66 (0.56 to 0.78) |
|
| 70+ | 0.45 (0.34 to 0.60) |
0.42 (0.33 to 0.53) |
0.51 (0.37 to 0.69) |
0.47 (0.35 to 0.62) |
0.41 (0.33 to 0.52) |
|
| Currently married | No | |||||
| Yes | 1.04 (0.87 to 1.25) |
0.99 (0.85 to 1.16) |
1.01 (0.85 to 1.20) |
0.87 (0.73 to 1.04) |
0.84 (0.71 to 1.00) |
|
| Education | No formal | |||||
| Incomplete primary | 1.22 (0.97 to 1.55) |
1.67 (1.36 to 2.04) |
1.61 (1.27 to 2.05) |
1.47 (1.18 to 1.82) |
1.91 (1.54 to 2.37) |
|
| Completed at least primary | 1.16 (0.84 to 1.60) |
1.77 (1.34 to 2.33) |
2.40 (1.78 to 3.23) |
1.80 (1.36 to 2.39) |
2.12 (1.56 to 2.88) |
|
| Literate | Illiterate | |||||
| Literate | 1.40 (1.07 to 1.83) |
1.12 (0.88 to 1.42) |
0.91 (0.71 to 1.18) |
1.16 (0.89 to 1.50) |
0.84 (0.66 to 1.08) |
|
| Occupation | Unemployed | |||||
| Manual | 1.12 (0.88 to 1.42) |
1.17 (0.98 to 1.40) |
1.15 (0.88 to 1.50) |
1.11 (0.89 to 1.40) |
1.18 (0.96 to 1.45) |
|
| Professional | 1.34 (1.08 to 1.66) |
1.49 (1.21 to 1.83) |
1.44 (1.13 to 1.85) |
1.38 (1.11 to 1.71) |
1.29 (1.02 to 1.64) |
|
| Wealth | Most poor | |||||
| 2 | 1.27 (1.07 to 1.52) |
1.14 (0.97 to 1.33) |
1.03 (0.85 to 1.24) |
1.01 (0.85 to 1.19) |
0.90 (0.72 to 1.12) |
|
| 3 | 1.27 (1.07 to 1.52) |
1.41 (1.17 to 1.71) |
1.20 (0.98 to 1.47) |
1.29 (1.06 to 1.58) |
1.38 (1.13 to 1.70) |
|
| 4 | 1.60 (1.29 to 1.98) |
1.69 (1.37 to 2.09) |
1.39 (1.08 to 1.78) |
1.71 (1.35 to 2.16) |
1.93 (1.59 to 2.35) |
|
| Least poor | 2.70 (2.14 to 3.41) |
2.62 (2.01 to 3.41) |
2.31 (1.79 to 2.99) |
3.32 (2.55 to 4.31) |
3.06 (2.33 to 4.02) |
|
| Religion | Other | |||||
| Muslim | 1.18 (0.82 to 1.70) |
1.17 (0.85 to 1.60) |
0.94 (0.66 to 1.33) |
0.86 (0.63 to 1.18) |
0.93 (0.62 to 1.40) |
|
| Diabetic status | Normoglycaemic | |||||
| Intermediate hyperglycaemia | 1.03 (0.89 to 1.18) |
0.92 (0.79 to 1.07) |
0.99 (0.86 to 1.14) |
1.06 (0.93 to 1.20) |
0.99 (0.87 to 1.14) |
|
| Unknown diabetic | 1.01 (0.82 to 1.23) |
0.96 (0.79 to 1.18) |
1.09 (0.87 to 1.36) |
1.01 (0.82 to 1.25) |
0.93 (0.75 to 1.14) |
|
| Known diabetic | 1.61 (1.23 to 2.09) |
5.17 (3.41 to 7.82) |
5.18 (3.75 to 7.14) |
4.18 (3.04 to 5.74) |
8.43 (4.83 to 14.71) |
|
Results are adjusted for all covariates and for the stratified, clustered survey design.
n for multivariate analysis=12 045 due to missing occupation or diabetic status data for 95 individuals.