Table 4.
Logistic regression of the predictors of low health literacy among pregnant women (n = 800).
| Variables | Variables in the equation Health Literacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | S. E | Wald | Sig. | aOR | 95% CI for aOR | ||
| Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Education | |||||||
| Low education | 0.3 | 0.29 | 1.07 | 0.30 | 1.36 | 0.76 | 2.40 |
| High education | 1 | ||||||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Housewife | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.57 | 1.17 | 0.65 | 2.08 |
| Working | 1 | ||||||
| Household income | |||||||
| Low income | 0.31 | 0.29 | 1.12 | 0.29 | 1.35 | 0.76 | 2.4 |
| High income | 1 | ||||||
| Gravidity | |||||||
| Primigravida | 0.42 | 0.33 | 1.61 | 0.20 | 1.53 | 0.79 | 2.95 |
| Multigravida | 1 | ||||||
| Number of children | |||||||
| < 2 | 0.58 | 0.35 | 2.63 | 0.10 | 1.78 | 0.88 | 3.58 |
| > 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Glycaemic level | |||||||
| Controlled * | −3.35 | 0.43 | 60.1 | 0.0001* | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Uncontrolled | 1 | ||||||
B: B coefficient; aOR adjusted Odd Ratio, *P value < 0.05, CI Confidence Interval.
The model was obtained using entry selection. The final model was adjusted for age, nationality, trimester, BMI, unplanned pregnancy.