Table 3 The results obtained from logistic regression analysis for periodontal knowledge improvement
B | OR* (95% CI) | P | B | OR** (95% CI) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Male | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | ||||
Female | 0.38 | 1.47 (1.04-2.08) | 0.028 | 0.46 | 1.59 (1.05-2.43) | 0.029 |
Age group | ||||||
18-24 | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | ||||
25-34 | 0.52 | 1.68 (1.06-2.65) | 0.025 | 0.56 | 1.76 (1.00-3.08) | 0.047 |
35-44 | 0.20 | 1.22 (0.74- 2.01) | 0.424 | 0.36 | 1.44 (0.77-2.68) | 0.248 |
> = 45 | 0.41 | 1.51 (0.88-2.58) | 0.131 | 0.56 | 1.76 (0.89-3.47) | 0.104 |
Education | ||||||
Illiterate/Elementary | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | ||||
High school | 0.22 | 1.25 (0.75-2.08) | 0.388 | 0.85 | 2.34 (1.23-4.43) | 0.009 |
University | 0.34 | 1.41 (0.84-2.35) | 0.189 | 1.20 | 3.33 (1.66-6.64) | 0.001 |
Economic status | ||||||
Low | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | ||||
Moderate | 0.02 | 1.02 (0.64-1.62) | 0.917 | -0.41 | 0.95 (0.56-1.61) | 0.877 |
High | -0.20 | 0.81 (0.51- 1.29) | 0.396 | -0.17 | 0.84 (0.49-1.44) | 0.531 |
Time of watching TV | ||||||
Rarely/Never | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | ||||
One hour or less per day | 0.33 | 1.40 (0.90-2.16) | 0.130 | 0.50 | 1.65 (0.97-2.81) | 0.062 |
Two hours or more per day | 0.32 | 1.38 (0.80-2.35) | 0.237 | 0.32 | 1.38 (0.73-2.61) | 0.313 |
Seeing the campaign | ||||||
No | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | ||||
Yes | 0.56 | 1.75 (1.20-2.56) | 0.004 | 0.79 | 2.20 (1.37-3.54) | 0.001 |
Knowledge score at baseline | -1.20 | 0.29 (0.22-0.40) | <0.001 | -1.36 | 0.25 (0.17-0.36) | <0.001 |