Table 3 STI knowledge scores of 1805 women and socioeconomic factors in multiple linear regression models
From: Lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted infections among women in North rural Vietnam
Number of participants | Mean score | Linear regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regression coefficientb | P-value | |||
Marital status | ||||
Unmarried | 445 | 4.3 | -2.4 | 0.000 |
Married | 1360 | 7.3 | 0 | reference |
Age (years) | ||||
15 – 19 | 282 | 3.9 | -1.3 | 0.003 |
20 – 29 | 468 | 7.1 | 0 | reference |
30 – 39 | 498 | 6.9 | -0.7 | 0.003 |
40 – 49 | 557 | 7.3 | -0.3 | 0.092 |
Education | ||||
Primary/illiterate | 250 | 5.1 | -1.2 | 0.000 |
Secondary | 1022 | 6.4 | 0 | reference |
High school | 393 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.000 |
College/university | 140 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 0.000 |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 1192 | 6.4 | 0 | reference |
Government staff | 93 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 0.036 |
Worker | 120 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.002 |
Trader/others | 157 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.165 |
Student | 243 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.046 |
Place of residence | ||||
Lowland | 799 | 7.6 | 0 | reference |
Highland | 541 | 5.7 | -1.3 | 0.000 |
Mountainous | 465 | 5.7 | -2.5 | 0.000 |
Economic status | ||||
1st quintile group | 239 | 5.5 | -0.3 | 0.163 |
2nd quintile group | 350 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 0.283 |
3rd quintile group | 361 | 6.1 | 0 | reference |
4th quintile group | 392 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.762 |
5th quintile group | 463 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 0.087 |
Experience of induced abortion | ||||
No | 1298 | 6.0 | 0 | reference |
Yes | 507 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.001 |
Experience of childbirth | ||||
No | 464 | 4.5 | -0.7 | 0.244 |
Yes | 1327 | 7.3 | 0 | reference |
Self-reported STI-related symptoms during last 6 months | ||||
No | 1160 | 5.9 | 0 | reference |
Yes | 645 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.002 |