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Table 6 Explorative analyses of factors associated with parental perception of the Internet being a good resource

From: Parental digital health information seeking behavior in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

Independent variables

OR

95% CI

P

Parental characteristics

 Education [ref. lower education]

1.29

0.87–1.92

0.207

 Father [ref. mother]

2.09

1.15–3.78

0.015

 First child [ref. no]

0.78

0.55–1.10

0.154

Child’s characteristics

 Disability [ref. no]

1.2

0.62–2.32

0.587

 Age

1.01

0.99–1.04

0.274

Online behavior of parents

 Used Internet for health-related info last 12 months [ref. no]

2.15

1.28–3.64

0.004

 Frequency score of digital media use

1.15

1.09–1.21

< 0.001

N

614

  

R2

0.048

 

< 0.001

  1. Note: the dependent variable distinguishes between (1) completely disagree, (2) rather disagree, (3) rather agree and (4) completely agree, an increased OR indicates a higher agreement level