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Table 5 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models of women’s health behaviour on hepatitis B or C (n = 10,919)

From: Determinants of overall knowledge and health behaviours in relation to hepatitis B and C among ever-married women in Pakistan: evidence based on Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18

Characteristics

Health behaviour about hepatitis B or C

Bivariate

Multivariate

OR

95% CI

p-value

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Regions / Provinces

 FATA

1

  

1

  

 Punjab

1.78

1.27–2.50

< 0.01

0.66

0.28–1.58

0.35

 Sindh

2.24

1.59–3.17

< 0.01

0.94

0.39–2.24

0.89

 Baluchistan

0.94

0.62–1.42

0.77

0.37

0.14–0.98

0.04

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1.18

0.83–1.68

0.36

0.49

0.21–1.18

0.11

 Islamabad Capital Territory

2.64

1.56–4.48

< 0.01

0.73

0.27–1.99

0.54

Geographical classification

 Rural

1

  

1

  

 Urban

2.01

1.84–2.18

< 0.01

1.12

0.97–1.28

0.12

Respondent’s age

1.02

1.02–1.03

< 0.01

1.02

1.01–1.03

< 0.01

Respondent’s educational status

1.09

1.08–1.09

< 0.01

1.04

1.03–1.06

< 0.01

Husband’s educational status

1.08

1.07–1.09

< 0.01

1.03

1.01–1.04

< 0.01

Respondent’s occupation

 Not working / unemployed

1

  

1

  

 Professional, clerical, sales & services

1.75

1.48–2.06

< 0.01

1.23

0.98–1.53

0.07

 Agriculture

0.52

0.43–0.64

< 0.01

0.86

0.61–1.22

0.41

 Manual or household worker

0.98

0.84–1.14

0.81

1.08

0.87–1.33

0.50

Husband’s occupation

 Not working / unemployed

1

  

1

  

 Professional, clerical, sales & services

1.90

1.51–2.39

< 0.01

0.96

0.71–1.31

0.81

 Agriculture

0.95

0.74–1.22

0.71

0.73

0.52–1.03

0.08

 Manual or household worker

1.09

0.87–1.38

0.43

0.85

0.63–1.15

0.30

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1

  

1

  

 Poorer

1.02

0.87–1.19

0.81

1.12

0.86–1.45

0.41

 Middle

1.54

1.33–1.80

< 0.01

1.11

0.85–1.44

0.43

 Richer

2.21

1.91–2.55

< 0.01

1.36

1.04–1.78

0.03

 Richest

3.42

2.96–3.94

< 0.01

1.53

1.14–2.07

< 0.01

Healthcare decision-making / Autonomy

 Someone else

1

  

1

  

 Respondent alone

1.84

1.53–2.22

< 0.01

1.28

0.99–1.66

0.06

 Respondent and husband/partner

1.71

1.47–1.99

< 0.01

1.26

1.02–1.56

0.04

 Husband/partner alone

1.40

1.20–1.63

< 0.01

1.27

1.02–1.58

0.03

Exposure to mass media

 No

1

     

 Yes

1.84

1.67–2.02

< 0.01

0.95

0.81–1.11

0.54

Health insurance coverage

 No

1

  

1

  

 Yes

1.82

1.34–2.47

< 0.01

1.19

0.77–1.86

0.42

Accessibility to distant health facility for seeking medical servicesa

 Big problem

1

  

 Not a big problem

1.57

1.44–1.71

< 0.01

  1. a Multivariate modeling was adjusted for the confounding variable of accessibility to a distant health facility for seeking medical services