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Table 4.

Multivariable analysis

	Standardized Beta	Confidence interval
	Standardized Beta	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Model 1: Linear regression taking the knowledge score as the dependent variable.
Gender (females vs males^a)	0.041	0.010	0.321
Primary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.09	0.114	2.677
Complementary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.269	1.596	4.023
Secondary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.377	2.150	4.539
University level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.557	3.026	5.376
Intermediate monthly income vs low income^a	−0.049	− 0.673	− 0.077
Cooperative type of insurance compared to no insurance^a	0.053	0.241	1.594
Patient-physician communication score	0.157	0.049	0.082
Model 2: Linear regression taking the attitude score as the dependent variable.
Secondary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.077	0.266	1.432
University level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.132	0.705	1.783
High monthly income vs low income^a	−0.06	−1.229	−0.195
Cooperative type of insurance compared to no insurance^a	0.046	0.074	1.956
Patient-physician communication score	0.281	0.124	0.170
Knowledge score	0.082	0.048	0.161
Model 3: Linear regression taking the practice score as the dependent variable.
Primary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.124	0.422	2.208
Complementary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.199	0.641	2.341
Secondary level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.245	0.713	2.390
University level of education vs illiteracy^a	0.306	0.815	2.479
National social security funds compared to no insurance^a	0.087	0.241	0.705
Private insurance compared to no insurance^a	0.046	0.038	0.706
Patient-physician communication score	0.194	0.046	0.070
Knowledge score	0.07	0.022	0.079
Mount Lebanon compared to Beirut^a	−0.051	−0.620	−0.048
North Lebanon compared to Beirut^a	−0.06	−0.639	− 0.098
Single status (divorced/widowed) compared to married	−0.09	−1.125	− 0.020
Attitude score	0.206	0.091	0.136

^aReference group