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Table 6 Regression analysis of the overall negative attitude of participants by different sociodemographic characteristics and overall negative attitude

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Saudi population toward people with epilepsy: narrow or wide?

 

OR

95% CI

P value

AOR

95% CI

P value

Nationality

Saudi

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

-

 

Non-Saudi

1.284

1.004–1.642

0.046

1.305

1.024–1.664

0.032

Age (years)

18–29

0.997

0.858–1.159

0.972

-

-

-

 

≥ 30

Reference

-

-

-

-

-

Gender

Male

1.288

1.146–1.449

< 0.001

1.287

1.145–1.446

< 0.001

 

Female

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

-

Education

Secondary/Diploma

1.184

1.043–1.344

0.009

1.198

1.058–1.356

0.004

 

University & above

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

-

Residential area

Main city

0.995

0.852–1.162

0.949

-

-

-

 

Minor city

1.011

0.837–1.222

0.906

-

-

-

 

Village

Reference

-

-

-

-

-

Region

Central

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

-

 

Eastern

0.938

0.806–1.093

0.413

0.942

0.810–1.095

0.435

 

Western

0.989

0.840–1.165

0.896

0.992

0.842–1.169

0.924

 

Northern

1.262

0.979–1.627

0.073

1.275

0.989–1.643

0.060

 

Southern

1.133

0.955–1.344

0.152

1.141

0.969–1.345

0.114

Occupation

Unemployed

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

-

 

Student

0.988

0.842–1.160

0.886

1.007

0.863–1.175

0.001

 

Retired

1.213

1.028–1.431

0.023

1.231

1.087–1.395

 
 

Employee

0.910

0.725–1.142

0.417

0.896

0.717–1.121

0.337

Income per month

Below 4000 SR

1.087

0.950–1.244

0.225

-

-

-

 

From 4000 to 10,000 SR

1.064

0.942–1.201

0.319

-

-

-

 

More than 10,000 SR

Reference

-

-

-

-

-

  1. OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, AOR Adjusted odds ratio