Table 5.
Association between demographic factors, knowledge level of pregnant women and knowledge level on food safety.
| Demographic factors | Practice level | p-value | COR (95%CI) p-value | COR (95%CI) p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Age | 0.019* | ||||
| < 18 | 6 (6.90) | 1 (1.20) | 1 | 1 | |
| 18-24 | 24 (27.59) | 12 (14.46) | 3.00 (0.32, 27.83) 0.334 | 3.71 (0.33, 42.18) 0.290 | |
| 25-34 | 43 (49.43) | 58 (69.88) | 8.09 (0.94, 69.72) 0.057 | 10.54 (0.89, 124.42) 0.061 | |
| 35+ | 14 (16.09) | 12 (14.46) | 5.14 (0.54, 58.94) 0.154 | 5.37 (0.41, 69.65) 0.199 | |
| Educational level | 0.000* | ||||
| Primary | 11 (12.64) | 2 (2.41) | 1 | 1 | |
| JHS | 36 (41.38) | 54 (65.06) | 8.25 (1.73, 39.44) 0.008* | 9.80 (1.87, 51.21) 0.007 * | |
| SHS | 23 (26.44) | 5 (6.02) | 1.20 (0.20, 7.16) 0.845 | 1.21 (0.18, 7.96) 0.845 | |
| Tertiary | 10 (11.49) | 19 (22.89) | 10.45 (1.93, 56.64) 0.007* | 6.35 (1.07, 37.66) 0.042 * | |
| None | 7 (8.05) | 3 (3.61) | 2.36 (0.31, 17.85) 0.407 | 3.58 (0.42, 30.81) 0.245 | |
| Ethnicity | 0.013* | ||||
| Akan | 73 (83.91) | 78 (93.98) | 1 | ||
| Ewe | 11 (12.64) | 2 (2.41) | 0.17 (0.04, 0.79) 0.024* | ||
| Ga | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.41) | 1.00 (-) | ||
| Others | 3 (3.45) | 1 (1.20) | 0.31 (0.03, 3.07) 0.318 | ||
| Religion | 1.000 | ||||
| Christianity | 84 (96.55) | 81 (97.59) | 1 | ||
| Islam | 3 (3.45) | 2 (2.41) | 0.69 (0.11, 4.25) 0.690 | ||
| Employment status | 0.000* | ||||
| Full time | 32 (36.78) | 57 (68.67) | 1 | 1 | |
| Part time | 27 31.03v | 13 (15.66) | 0.27 (0.12, 0.60) 0.001* | 0.31 (0.12, 0.79) 0.014 * | |
| Full time homemaker | 19 (21.84) | 10 (12.05) | 0.30 (0.12, 0.71) 0.007* | 0.71 (0.23, 2.17) 0.542 | |
| Student | 9 (10.34) | 3 (3.61) | 0.19 (0.05, 0.74) 0.01 * | 0.54 (0.10, 2.90) 0.474 | |
| Occupation | 0.048* | ||||
| Farming | 10 (16.95) | 6 (8.57) | 1 | ||
| Petty trading | 30 (50.85) | 33 (47.14) | 1.83 (0.59, 5.66) 0.292 | ||
| Civil servant | 5 (8.47) | 4 (5.71) | 1.33 (0.25, 7.01) 0.734 | ||
| Public servant | 1 (1.69) | 11 (15.71) | 18.33 (1.87, 179.90) 0.013* | ||
| Fashion designer | 13 (22.03) | 16 (22.86) | 2.05 (0.59, 7.15) (0.260) | ||
| Period of pregnancy | 0.885 | ||||
| 1st trimester | 16 (18.39) | 13 (15.66) | 1 | ||
| 2nd trimester | 19 (21.84) | 18 (21.69) | 1.17 (0.44, 3.09) 0.758 | ||
| 3rd trimester | 52 (59.77) | 52 (62.65) | 1.23 (0.54, 2.81) 0.622 | ||
| Number of children | 0.296 | ||||
| None | 26 (29.89) | 17 (20.48) | 1 | ||
| <1 year | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.41) | 1 (-) | ||
| ≥1 year | 21 (24.14) | 23 (27.71) | 1.68 (0.72, 3.92) 0.235 | ||
| ≥2 | 40 (45.98) | 41 (49.40) | 1.57 (0.74, 3.32) 0.240 | ||
| Knowledge level | 0.002* | ||||
| Unsatisfactory | 18 (20.69) | 4 (4.82) | 1 | 1 | |
| Satisfactory | 69 (79.31) | 79 (95.18) | 5.15 (1.66, 15.96) 0.004* | 2.57 (0.73, 9.00) 0.141 | |
COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; *p<0.05.