Table 4 Simple bivariate and multivariable linear regression models of women’s knowledge on hepatitis B or C (n = 10,919)

 FATA

1

1

 Punjab^a

–

–

–

 Sindh^a

0.01

0.26 (0.02)

< 0.01

–

–

–

 Baluchistan

0.001

0.18 (0.05)

< 0.01

0.31 (0.09)

0.14–0.48

< 0.01

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^a

0.001

−0.08 (0.03)

< 0.01

–

–

–

 Islamabad Capital Territory

0.001

0.38 (0.09)

< 0.01

0.07 (0.12)

− 0.16-0.29

0.57

 Rural

1

1

 Urban

0.03

0.35 (0.02)

< 0.01

0.11 (0.03)

0.06–0.167

< 0.01

Respondent’s age

0.01

0.01 (0.001)

< 0.01

0.01 (0.002)

0.01–0.02

< 0.01

Respondent’s educational status

0.07

0.05 (0.002)

< 0.01

0.04 (0.003)

0.03–0.04

< 0.01

Husband’s educational status

0.04

0.04 (0.002)

< 0.01

0.01 (0.003)

0.01–0.02

< 0.01

 Not working / unemployed

1

1

 Professional, clerical, sales & services

0.01

0.38 (0.04)

< 0.01

0.18 (0.05)

0.08–0.28

< 0.01

 Agriculture

0.01

−0.39 (0.04)

< 0.01

−0.08 (0.07)

− 0.21- 0.05

0.23

 Manual or household worker

0.00

−0.003 (0.03)

0.91

0.05 (0.04)

−0.04-0.14

0.29

 Not working / unemployed

1

1

 Professional, clerical, sales & services

0.02

0.28 (0.02)

< 0.01

0.00 (0.06)

−0.12-0.13

0.99

 Agriculture

0.01

−0.21 (0.03)

< 0.01

−0.14 (0.07)

− 0.28-(− 0.003)

0.04

 Manual or household worker

0.003

−0.11 (0.02)

< 0.01

− 0.05 (0.06)

− 0.18-0.06

0.34

 Poorest

1

1

 Poorer

0.01

−0.26 (0.02)

< 0.01

−0.12 (0.05)

− 0.21-(− 0.02)

0.02

 Middle

0.001

−0.09 (0.02)

< 0.01

− 0.13 (0.05)

− 0.23-(− 0.03)

0.01

 Richer

0.00

0.04 (0.02)

0.05

−0.20 (0.05)

−0.30-(− 0.10)

< 0.01

 Richest

0.05

0.51 (0.02)

< 0.01

0.01 (0.06)

−0.12-0.11

0.89

 Someone else

1

1

 Respondent alone

0.001

0.08 (0.03)

0.01

0.14 (0.05)

0.04–0.25

0.01

 Respondent and husband/partner

0.01

0.15 (0.02)

< 0.01

0.16 (0.04)

0.08–0.24

< 0.01

 Husband/partner alone

0.002

−0.08 (0.02)

< 0.01

0.10 (0.04)

0.01–0.19

0.02

 No

1

1

 Yes

0.02

0.28 (0.02)

< 0.01

0.04 (0.03)

−0.02-0.10

0.19

 No

1

1

 Yes

0.001

0.18 (0.07)

0.01

0.15 (0.09)

−0.04-0.34

0.13

 Big problem

1

–

–

–

 Not a big problem

0.01

0.19 (0.02)

< 0.01

–

–

–