Table 4.
Simple and multiple logistic regression models.
| Characteristic | Knowledge | Practice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Program | ||||
| Other# | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Biomedical | 1.06 (0.300–3.73) | 1.05 (0.30–3.73) | 1.16 (0.66–2.05) | 1.15 (0.66–2.01) |
| Medicine | 1.29 (0.32–5.13) | 1.22 (0.31–4.89) | 0.72 (0.46–1.12)b | 0.90 (0.44–1.83) |
| Pharmacy | 0.78 (0.29–2.06) | 0.79 (0.30–2.10) | (0.58–1.74) | 0.75 (0.47–1.19) |
| Age (years) median (IQR) | 1.01 (0.90–1.14) | – | 1.09 (1.03–1.15)b | 1.09 (1.01–1.17)a |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Male | 0.75 (0.33–1.68) | 0.84 (0.58–1.20) | ||
| Year of study | ||||
| Second | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Third | 2.52 (0.41–15.53) | 0.79 (0.41–1.51) | 0.59 (0.29–1.18) | |
| Fourth | 0.95 (0.24–3.81) | 0.88 (0.47–1.63) | 0.67 (0.34–1.34) | |
| Fifth | 0.64 (0.17–2.36) | 0.99 (0.54–1.82)b | 0.71 (0.35–1.42) | |
| Above fifth | 1.88 (0.19–18.74) | 2.05 (0.84–5.00) | 1.35 (0.42–4.32) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Married | 0.81 (0.23–2.81) | 1.91 (1.01–3.62)b | 1.13 (0.51–2.53) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Urban | 2.28 (0.92)b | 2.23 (0.89–5.56)& | 1.82 (1.10–3.01)b | 1.79 (1.07–3.01)a |
| Religion | ||||
| Other* | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Christian | 1.67 (0.21–13.51) | 1.74 (0.54–5.55) | ||
UOR, unadjusted odds ratio; AOR, Adjusted odds ratio,
&
borderline evidence,
*
minor religions in Zambia (Hindu, Islam, Buddhist, etc.),
#
health sciences students (nursing, environmental health, radiography),
a
significant at p < 0.05,
b
significant at p < 0.2, in the model for knowledge, program was retained as a priori variable.