Table 4.
Determinants of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDC) risk perception.
| Determinant | n | % | Mean score of EDC Risk Perception | CI 95% | Crude β | 95% CI | p | Adjusted β | 95% CI | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years old) | 0.004 | 0.032 | ||||||||||||
| 18–25 | 33 | 11.0 | 48.7 | [42.5; 54.9] | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| 26–35 | 206 | 68.7 | 54.1 | [51.6; 56.6] | 5.4 | [−1.3; 12.1] | 4.2 | [−2.6; 10.9] | ||||||
| >35 | 61 | 20.3 | 61.2 | [56.6; 65.7] | 12.4 | [4.7; 20.1] | 9.7 | [1.9; 17.6] | ||||||
| Knowledge Score | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | 93 | 31.0 | 46.3 | [42.8; 49.7] | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| Q2 | 63 | 21.0 | 53.1 | [48.9; 57.3] | 6.8 | [1.3; 12.4] | 8.2 | [2.4; 14.1] | ||||||
| Q3 | 71 | 23.7 | 59.6 | [55.6; 63.6] | 13.4 | [8.1; 18.7] | 12.6 | [7.1; 18.2] | ||||||
| Q4 | 73 | 24.3 | 63.1 | [59.2; 67.1] | 16.9 | [11.6; 22.1] | 15.8 | [10.1; 21.6] | ||||||
| Educational Level | 0.076 | 0.900 | ||||||||||||
| Missing Data | 22 | 7.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Elementary, Secondary School | 29 | 9.7 | 48.0 | [41.3; 54.7] | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| High School | 35 | 11.7 | 54.8 | [48.7; 60.9] | 6.8 | [−2.3; 15.9] | 1.9 | [−6.8; 10.5] | ||||||
| University Level | 214 | 71.3 | 56.3 | [53.8; 58.7] | 8.3 | [1.1; 15.4] | 1.6 | [−5.7; 8.8] | ||||||
| Status | 0.070 | 0.159 | ||||||||||||
| Pregnancy | 153 | 50.3 | 53.7 | [50.2; 56.0] | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| Postpartum Period | 147 | 49.7 | 56.9 | [54.0; 59.9] | 3.8 | [−0.3; 8.0] | 3.0 | [−1.2; 7.1] | ||||||
| Locus of Control (Internal) | 0.064 | 0.243 | ||||||||||||
| ≤Median | 136 | 45.3 | 52.8 | [49.7; 55.9] | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| >Median | 164 | 54.7 | 56.8 | [54.0; 59.6] | 3.9 | [−0.2; 8.1] | 2.4 | [−1.7; 6.5] | ||||||
| Locus of Control (Chance) | 0.410 | NS | ||||||||||||
| ≤Median | 143 | 47.7 | 55.9 | [52.9; 58.9] | Ref | - | - | - | ||||||
| >Median | 157 | 52.3 | 54.1 | [51.2; 57.0] | 1.7 | [−2.3; 5.6] | - | - | - | |||||
| Locus of Control (Other Powerful Persons) | 0.470 | NS | ||||||||||||
| ≤Median | 148 | 49.3 | 55.7 | [52.8; 58.7] | Ref | - | - | - | ||||||
| >Median | 152 | 50.7 | 54.2 | [51.3; 57.1] | 1.5 | [−2.5; 5.4] | - | - | - | |||||
| Invisibility of Risk: “Regarding my own health, I only believe what I see” |
0.019 | 0.060 | ||||||||||||
| Strongly disagree | 35 | 11.7 | 63.0 | [57.0; 69.1] | Ref | Ref | ||||||||
| Disagree | 150 | 50.0 | 54.2 | [51.3; 57.1] | −8.8 | [−15.5; −2.1] | −7.7 | [−14.2; −1.1] | ||||||
| Agree | 99 | 33.0 | 52.5 | [48.9; 56.1] | −10.5 | [−17.6; −3.5] | −8.1 | [−15.0; −1.1] | ||||||
| Strongly agree | 16 | 5.33 | 59.6 | [50.6; 68.5] | −3.5 | [−14.3; 7.3] | −1.5 | [−12.1; 9.1] | ||||||
| Strong Maternal Figure | 0.657 | NS | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | 199 | 66.3 | 55.7 | [53.1; 58.2] | Ref | - | - | - | ||||||
| Mother, grandmother, sister, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt | 67 | 22.3 | 53.5 | [49.1; 57.9] | 2.2 | [−2.6; 7.1] | - | - | - | |||||
| Other relative | 34 | 11.4 | 53.8 | [47.6; 60.0] | 1.6 | [−4.8; 7.9] | - | - | - | |||||
| Self-esteem Score | 0.383 | NS | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | 82 | 27.3 | 57.1 | [53.1; 61.1] | Ref | - | - | - | ||||||
| Q2 | 68 | 22.7 | 52.0 | [47.7; 56.4] | 4.8 | [−0.8; 10.4] | - | - | - | |||||
| Q3 | 85 | 28.3 | 54.5 | [50.6; 58.4] | 2.5 | [−2.8; 7.8] | - | - | - | |||||
| Q4 | 65 | 21.7 | 56.0 | [51.5; 60.4] | 1.0 | [−4.7; 6.7] | - | - | - | |||||
| Perceived Health | 0.668 | NS | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | 78 | 26.0 | 53.5 | [49.4; 57.6] | Ref | - | - | - | ||||||
| Q2 | 74 | 24.7 | 54.7 | [50.5; 58.9] | 1.2 | [−4.7; 7.1] | - | - | - | |||||
| Q3 | 67 | 22.3 | 57.2 | [52.8; 61.6] | 3.8 | [−2.3; 9.8] | - | - | - | |||||
| Q4 | 81 | 27.0 | 54.8 | [50.8; 58.8] | 1.3 | [−4.4; 7.1] | - | - | - | |||||
| Perceived Anxiety Trait | 0.254 | NS | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | 76 | 25.3 | 55.5 | [51.4; 59.6] | Ref | - | - | - | ||||||
| Q2 | 78 | 26.0 | 51.8 | [47.7; 55.9] | −3.7 | [−9.5; 2.1] | - | - | - | |||||
| Q3 | 71 | 23.7 | 54.9 | [50.6; 59.2] | −0.6 | [−6.5; 5.4] | - | - | - | |||||
| Q4 | 75 | 25.0 | 57.7 | [53.6; 61.9] | 2.2 | [−3.7; 8.1] | - | - | - | |||||
Q1: First Quartile; Q2: Second Quartile; Q3: Third Quartile; Q4: Fourth Quartile; N/A: Not applicable; NS: Not significant.