Table 2 Determinants of knowledge of diabetes among Gambian Men and women
From: Knowledge of diabetes among Gambian adults: evidence from a nation-wide survey
Variable | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of diabetes risk factors | Diabetes signs and symptoms knowledge | Knowledge of diabetes risk factors | Diabetes signs and symptoms knowledge | |||||
AOR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age (years) | ||||||||
15–24 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
25–34 | 1.84 (1.20–2.82) | 0.005 | 1.94 (0.98–3.85) | 0.056 | 1.99 (0.76–5.17) | 0.085 | ||
≥ 35 | 1.90 (1.12–3.22) | 0.018 | 2.59 (1.08–6.17) | 0.032 | 2.86 (1.15–7.13) | 0.024 | ||
Educational level | ||||||||
No formal education | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary | 0.88 (0.54–1.45) | 0.623 | 0.77 (0.32–1.72) | 0.547 | 1.49 (0.87–2.56) | 0.147 | 2.30 (0.94–5.61) | 0.068 |
Secondary and higher | 1.21 (0.85–1.72) | 0.292 | 1.68 (1.08–2.60) | 0.022 | 2.06 (1.46–2.92) | < 0.001 | 5.59 (2.94–10.64) | < 0.001 |
Wealth | ||||||||
Poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Middle | 1.05 (0.64–1.71) | 0.851 | 1.20 (0.58–2.48) | 0.618 | 0.88 (0.36–2.30) | 0.792 | ||
Rich | 1.21 (0.73–1.99) | 0.466 | 1.72 (0.88–3.35) | 0.111 | 1.45 (0.50–4.28) | 0.499 | ||
Employment | ||||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 0.99 (0.67–1.46) | 0.974 | 0.86 (0.46–1.62) | 0.644 | 1.91 (1.12–2.58) | < 0.001 | 1.18 (0.65–2.23) | 0.550 |
Religion | ||||||||
Islam | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Christianity/other | 2.14 (1.21–3.80) | 0.009 | 2.40 (0.87–6.66) | 0.092 | ||||
Marital status | ||||||||
Never in union | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Currently in union | 1.24 (0.77–1.98) | 0.375 | 1.91 (1.06–3.44) | 0.031 | ||||
Formerly in union | 1.87 (0.86–4.09) | 0.115 | 1.22 (0.34–4.35) | 0.759 | ||||
Access to media | ||||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Yes | 1.61 (1.09–2.37) | 0.017 | 2.04 (1.07–3.88) | 0.030 | 1.06 (0.50–2.27) | 0.875 | ||
Region | ||||||||
Banjul | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Kanifing | 1.48 (0.68–3.17) | 0.319 | 2.48 (0.97–6.31) | 0.057 | 0.64 (0.31–1.35) | 0.243 | 0.58 (0.25–1.34) | 0.200 |
Brikama | 0.74 (0.37–1.48) | 0.397 | 1.42 (0.61–3.28) | 0.415 | 0.23 (0.11–0.49) | < 0.001 | 0.40 (0.16–0.96) | 0.041 |
Mansakonko | 2.20 (0.97–4.99) | 0.59 | 2.04 (0.71–5.89) | 0.187 | 0.09 (0.03–0.053) | 0.001 | 2.30 (0.16–6.79) | 0.853 |
Kerewan | 1.08 (0.37–3.13) | 0.881 | 2.59 (0.80–8.36) | 0.111 | 0.06 (0.02–0.26) | < 0.001 | 0.26 (0.04–1.79) | 0.173 |
Kuntaur | 2.87 (1.12–7.39) | 0.029 | 3.43 (0.94–12.57) | 0.062 | 0.01 (0.00–0.53) | < 0.001 | 0.30 (0.03–2.87) | 0.299 |
Janjanbureh | 4.64 (1.71–12.65) | 0.003 | 12.16 (4.42 – 33.49) | < 0.001 | 0.01 (0.00–0.07) | < 0.001 | 0.25 (0.03–1.95) | 0.184 |
Basse | 0.34 (0.12–0.96) | 0.042 | 0.54 (0.15–1.91) | 0.337 | 0.01 (0.00–0.08) | < 0.001 | 0.83 (0.29–2.35) | 0.445 |
Residence | ||||||||
Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Urban | 3.86 (1.99–7.48) | < 0.001 | 1.84 (0.84–4.03) | 0.125 | 0.05 (0.02–0.13) | < 0.001 | 0.25 (0.05–1.27) | 0.094 |
Diabetic | ||||||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | 4.20 (1.49–11.82) | 0.006 | 5.78 (1.45–22.91) | 0.012 | 3.09 (0.81–11.75) | 0.099 | 9.39 (3.09–28.58) | < 0.001 |