Table 4.
Association between demographic factors of pregnant women and knowledge level on food safety.
| Demographic factors | Knowledge level | p-value | COR (95%CI) p-value | COR (95%CI) p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Age | 0.060 | ||||
| < 18 | 2 (9.09) | 5 (3.38) | 1 | ||
| 18-24 | 7 (31.82) | 29 (19.59) | 1.66 (0.26, 10.39) 0.590 | ||
| 25-34 | 8 (36.36) | 93 (62.84) | 4.65 (0.77, 27.90) 0.093 | ||
| 35+ | 5 (22.73) | 21 (14.19) | 1.68 (0.25, 11.32) 0.594 | ||
| Educational level | 0.174 | ||||
| Primary | 2 (9.09) | 11 (7.43) | 1 | ||
| JHS | 9 (40.91) | 81 (54.73) | 1.64 (0.31, 8.58) 0.560 | ||
| SHS | 7 (31.82) | 21 (14.19) | 0.55 (0.10, 3.08) 0.493 | ||
| Tertiary | 2 (9.09) | 27 (18.24) | 2.45 (0.31, 19.68) 0.398 | ||
| None | 2 (9.09) | 8 (5.41) | 0.73 (0.08, 6.31) 0.773 | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.736 | ||||
| Akan | 20 (90.91) | 131 (88.51) | 1 | ||
| Ewe | 1 (4.55) | 12 (8.11) | 1.83 (0.23, 14.86) 0.571 | ||
| Ga | 0 (0.00) | 2 (1.35) | 1 (-) | ||
| Others | 1 (4.55) | 3 (2.03) | 0.46 (0.05, 4.62) 0.508 | ||
| Religion | 0.126 | ||||
| Christianity | 20 (90.91) | 145 (97.97) | 1 | ||
| Islam | 2 (9.09) | 3 (2.03) | 0.21 (0.03, 1.31) 0.095 | ||
| Employment status | 0.013* | ||||
| Full time | 5 (22.73) | 84 (56.76) | 1 | 1 | |
| Part time | 9 (40.91) | 31 (20.95) | 0.21 (0.06, 0.66) 0.008 * | 0.25 (0.07, 0.85) 0.026 * | |
| Full time homemaker | 2 (27.27) | 23 (15.54) | 0.23 (0.06, 0.82) 0.023 * | 0.24 (0.07, 0.89) 0.033 * | |
| Student | 2 (9.09) | 10 (6.76) | 0.30 (0.05, 1.74) 0.179 | 0.27 (0.04, 1.66) 0.158 | |
| Occupation | 0.390 | ||||
| Farming | 2 (14.29) | 14 (12.17) | 1 | ||
| Petty trading | 10 (71.43) | 53 (46.09) | 0.76 (0.15, 3.86) 0.738 | ||
| Civil servant | 0 (0.00) | 9 (7.83) | 1 (-) | ||
| Public servant | 1 (7.14) | 11 (9.57) | 1.57 (0.13, 19.67) 0.726 | ||
| Fashion designer | 1 (7.14) | 28 (24.35) | 4.00 (0.33, 47.99) 0.274 | ||
| Period of pregnancy | 0.006* | ||||
| 1st trimester | 9 (40.91) | 20 (13.51) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd trimester | 5 (22.73) | 32 (21.62) | 2.88 (0.84, 9.83) 0.091 | 3.07 (0.85, 11.05) 0.086 | |
| 3rd trimester | 8 (36.36) | 96 (64.86) | 5.40 (1.86, 15.70) 0.002* | 4.64 (1.52, 14.17) 0.007 * | |
| Number of children | 0.048* | ||||
| None | 11 (50.00) | 32 (21.62) | 1 | ||
| <1 year | 0 (0.00) | 2 (1.35) | 1 (-) | ||
| ≥1 year | 5 (22.73) | 39 (26.35) | 2.68 (0.84, 8.52) 0.094 | ||
| ≥2 | 6 (27.27) | 75 (50.68) | 4.30 (1.46, 12.62) 0.008* | ||
COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; *p<0.05.