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. 2020 Dec 15;8:618731. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.618731

Table 2.

Ordered logistic regression of knowledge level with socio-demographic characteristics of participants.

Variable Coefficient (95%CI) aOR (95%CI) p-Value
Sample size 1,763
Age group in years 0.364
18 to 29 Ref Ref
30 to 40 0.2 (−0.2–0.53) 1.2 (0.82–1.7) 0.371
41 to 50 0.1 (−0.38–0.57) 1.1 (0.68–1.76) 0.699
51 and above −0.3 (−0.92–0.28) 0.7 (0.4–1.32) 0.296
Sex 0.055
Female Ref Ref
Male 0.3 (−0.01–0.56) 1.3 (0.99–1.75) 0.055
Marital status 0.361
Single Ref Ref
Married 0.1 (−0.25–0.47) 1.1 (0.78–1.6) 0.542
Divorced −0.5 (−1.35–0.3) 0.6 (0.26–1.35) 0.213
Others* −0.5 (−1.81–0.89) 0.6 (0.16–2.43) 0.502
Occupation 0.001
Farmers Ref Ref
Business 0.3 (−0.1–0.7) 1.3 (0.9–2.01) 0.145
Health workers 1.8 (1.26–2.31) 6 (3.51–10.09) 0.001
Household 0.3 (−0.3–0.98) 1.4 (0.74–2.67) 0.295
Security 0.7 (−0.1–1.44) 2 (0.91–4.21) 0.087
Student 1.2 (0.67–1.67) 3.2 (1.96–5.33) 0.001
Teacher 1.6 (0.96–2.33) 5.2 (2.6–10.32) 0.001
Driver −0.4 (−1.12–0.22) 0.6 (0.33–1.25) 0.192
Others** 1.9 (1.2–2.6) 6.7 (3.32–13.4) 0.001
Location (region) 0.001
Western Ref Ref
Central 0.4 (0.03–0.73) 1.5 (1.03–2.08) 0.034
Eastern 1.1 (0.61–1.5) 2.9 (1.84–4.48) 0.001
Northern 0.6 (0.12–1.05) 1.8 (1.12–2.85) 0.014

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; Ref, reference variable group.

Other*: Widowed, cohabiting, separated and in relation.

Other**: Technologist and point of entry agent.