Table 5.
Logistic regression analysis between knowledge regarding food safety and socio-demographic variables (n = 555)
| Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor n(%) | Good n(%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| ≤ 35 | 52(52.5) | 226(50.6) | 1.00 | |||
| > 35 | 47(47.5) | 221(49.4) | 1.0 (0.70–1.67) | 0.72 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 83(81.4) | 370(81.7) | 1.00 | |||
| Male | 19(18.6) | 83(18.3) | 0.9 (0.56–1.70) | 0.94 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Others | 43(42.2) | 123(27.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Married | 59(57.8) | 330(72.8) | 1.9(1.25–3.04) | < 0.0001 | 2.1(1.37–3.45) | < 0.0001 |
| Education level | ||||||
| High school and below | 60(58.8) | 178(39.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| University degree | 42(41.2) | 275(60.7) | 2.2(1.42–3.41) | < 0.0001 | 2.0(1.28–3.29) | < 0.0001 |
| Number of persons living in the same house (persons) | ||||||
| ≤ 4 | 56(54.9) | 222(49.9) | 1.00 | |||
| > 4 | 46(45.1) | 223(50.1) | 1.2 (0.79–1.88) | 0.36 | ||
| Working in the Health field | ||||||
| No | 93(91.2) | 388(85.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 9(8.8) | 65(14.3) | 0.57(0.83–3.60) | 0.14 | 1.4(0.68–3.13) | 0.33 |
| Income (L.L) | ||||||
| ≤ 1,500,000 | 79(77.5) | 277(61.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| > 1,500,000 | 23(22.5) | 176(38.9) | 2.1 (1.32–3.60) | < 0.0001 | 1.7(1.02–2.91) | 0.04 |
Abbreviations: Adjusted OR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, LL Lebanese Lira, n frequency, % percentage