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Table 6 Socio-demographic determinants of knowledge about MTCT of HBV using Binary logistics regression analysis

From: Assessing the knowledge of expectant mothers on mother–to-child transmission of viral hepatitis B in Upper West region of Ghana

 

Overall

WMHD

LDHD

P-value

OR(95%CI)

P-value

OR(95%CI)

P-value

OR(95%CI)

Age

  ≥ 30 years

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

  ≤ 30 years

0·472

1·24(0·69, 2·20)

0·404

1·60(0·53, 4·82)

0·13

0·56(0·27, 1·19)

Marital status

 Not Married

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 Married

0·007

2·13(1·23, 3·69)

0·002

0·27(0·12, 0·62)

0·48

0·77(0·37, 1·60)

Education

 Educated

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 Not Educated

0·007

1·83(1·18, 2·84)

0·977

0·99(0·46, 2·12)

0·017

0·49(0·27, 0·88)

Occupation

 Employed

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 Not Employed

<0·001

2·46(1·54, 3·95)

0·122

0·58(0·29, 1·16)

0·015

0·42(0·21, 0·85)

Family Setup

 Monogamous

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 Polygamous

0·965

1·01(0·65, 1·57)

0·015

2·44(1·19, 4·99)

0·092

0·59(0·32, 1·09)

Gravidity

 Multigravida

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 Primigravida

0·008

1·92(1·82, 3·10)

0·003

2.99(1·43, 6·24)

0·272

1·45(0·75, 2·84)

Income

  ≥ GHS500

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

  ≤ GHS500

0·998

5·37(0·00, 0·00)

0·999

3·24(0·00, 0)

0·999

8·38(0·00, 0)