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Table 4 Multivariate regression model of variables associated with knowledge score

From: Health literacy in patients with chronic hepatitis B attending a tertiary hospital in Melbourne: a questionnaire based survey

Socio-demographic characteristics

Coefficient

95% confidence interval

P -value

Know both family and friends diagnosed with HBV

-3.26

-6.96-0.42

0.081

English literate

0.96

-0.32-2.24

0.14

Know family member diagnosed with HBV

1.54

0.40-23.68

0.009**

Having seen the doctor before

1.91

0.78-3.047

0.002**

  1. R2 = 0.42 (i.e. 42% of the variability seen within the knowledge score is explained by this model).
  2. **Significant at ≤ 0.05.