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Table 3 Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression analysis of effect of peer education and other personal factors on knowledge score of women of reproductive age (N = 1105 interviewed before and after the intervention)

From: Peer education: The effects on knowledge of pregnancy related malaria and preventive practices in women of reproductive age in Edo State, Nigeria

Variable

Average score

Crude Coefficient

Adjusted Coefficient

P-value

95% Conf. Interval

     

Lower limit

Upper limit

Peer education:

      

   Pre peer education

64.8

 

-

   

   Post peer education

73.8

9.0

9.36

< 0.001

8.01

10.70

Age (per year increase)

 

0.2

0.002

0.975

- 0.11

0.11

Living Area

      

   Urban

70.7

 

-

   

   Rural

68.2

-2.5

-1.59

0.057

- 3.23

0.05

Level of education

      

   None

69.6

 

-

   

   Primary

69.6

0

- 0.24

0.855

-2.85

2.36

   Secondary

69.2

-0.4

1.28

0.354

-1.42

3.98

   Higher

68.7

0.1

1.56

0.492

-2.89

6.00

Pregnancy Status

      

   Ever been pregnant

71.5

 

-

   

   Never been pregnant

65.7

-5.8

-6.69

< 0.001

-8.99

-4.39

History of malaria

      

   Had malaria in the last three months

72.4

 

-

   

   Never had malaria

66.1

-6.3

-5.82

< 0.001

-7.66

-4.30