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Table 10 Multiple logistic regression for belief that gemstones impact health

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding gemstone therapeutics in a selected adult population in Pakistan

Variables

Belief (n = 156)

n (%)$

Adjusted OR*

95% CI **

Gender (p = 0.000)

Male

82 (52.7)

1

 

Female

74 (47.3)

0.8

0.5 – 1.2

Age in years (p = 0.000)

18-28

17 (10.9)

1

 

29-39

52 (33.3)

3.6

1.9 – 6.8

40-50

41 (26.3)

5.5

2.8 – 10.8

51-61

36 (23.1)

5.9

2.9 – 11.9

62-72

10 (6.4)

3.4

1.3 – 8.8

Marital Status (p = 0.000)

Divorced/Widowed/Separated

5 (3.2)

1

 

Married

120 (76.9)

1.9

0.6 – 5.8

Single†

31 (19.9)

0.6

0.2 – 1.8

Education (p = 0.004)

Up to grade 5

14 (8.9)

1

 

Up to grade 8

4 (2.7)

0.9

0.2 – 4.5

Up to grade 12

42 (26.9)

0.5

0.2 – 1.1

Beyond grade 12

96 (61.5)

0.6

0.3 – 1.4

Occupation (p = 0.000)

Currently unemployed

73 (46.8)

1

 

Currently employed

83 (53.2)

2.3

1.2 – 4.2

Monthly income in rupees (p = 0.001)

< 5,000

12 (7.7)

1

 

5,000 – 10,000

34 (21.8)

1.6

0.7 – 3.4

10,000 – 50,000

74 (47.4)

1.5

0.7 – 3.2

> 50,000

36 (23.1)

5.2

2.2 – 12.4

* OR = Odds Ratio

** CI = Confidence Interval

  1. † These were the respondents who never married
  2. $ 156 individuals had a belief that gemstones impact health