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Table 8 Generalized mixed model for the knowledge, attitude, and practice

From: After morning, phew! A knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey related to emergency oral contraception in Thai pharmacists

Correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practice

Variables

Self-rating knowledge

Self-rating attitude

Self-rating practice

Self-rating knowledge

ρ = 1.000 (p = N/A)

n = 419

ρ = 0.251 (p < 0.001)*

n = 419

ρ = 0.525 (p < 0.001)*

n = 418

Knowledge

ρ = 0.295 (p < 0.001)*

n = 419

ρ = 0.122 (p = 0.012)*

n = 421

ρ = 0.306 (p < 0.001)*

n = 420

Self-rating attitude

ρ = 0.251 (p < 0.001)*

n = 419

ρ = 1.000 (p = N/A)*

n = 421

ρ = 0.312 (p < 0.001)*

n = 420

Attitude

ρ = 0.175 (p < 0.001)*

n = 419

ρ = 0.307 (p < 0.001)*

n = 421

ρ = 0.107 (p = 0.028)*

n = 420

Self-rating practice

ρ = 0.525 (p < 0.001)*

n = 418

ρ = 0.312 (p < 0.001)*

n = 420

ρ = 1.000 (p = N/A)*

n = 420

Practice

ρ = 0.120 (p = 0.018)*

n = 390

ρ = 0.202 (p < 0.001)*

n = 392

ρ = 0.148 (p = 0.003)*

n = 392

Multivariable analysis of the total score of knowledge, attitude, and practicea

Variables

Total knowledge score

Total attitude score

Total practice score

Sex

B = 0.947 ± 0.536 (p = 0.078)

B =− 1.747 ± 1.818 (p = 0.337)

B = 0.617 ± 0.700 (p = 0.378)

Age

B =− 0.019 ± 0.061 (p = 0.751)

B =− 0.328 ± 0.205 (p = 0.109)

B =  − 0.111 ± 0.079 (p = 0.160)

Degree

B = 1.770 ± 0.573 (p = 0.002)*

B =− 2.655 ± 1.958 (p = 0.175)

B =− 0.869 ± 0.754 (p = 0.249)

Setting

B1 = 3.676 ± 0.729 (p < 0.001)*

B2 = 2.415 ± 0.762 (p = 0.002)*

B1 =− 8.080 ± 2.510 (p = 0.001)*

B2 =− 6.968 ± 2.586 (p = 0.007)*

B1 =− 2.734 ± 0.969 (p < 0.005)*

B2 = 0.188 ± 1.005 (p = 0.852)

Practice duration

B = 0.075 ± 0.070 (p = 0.281)

B =− 0.014 ± 0.236 (p = 0.952)

B = 0.008 ± 0.091 (p = 0.929)

Religion

B = 0.384 ± 0.922 (p = 0.677)

B = 0.907 ± 3.115 (p = 0.771)

B =− 0.331 ± 1.199 (p = 0.796)

Religiousness

B = 0.164 ± 0.283 (p = 0.563)

B =− 3.145 ± 0.941 (p = 0.001)*

B =− 0.210 ± 0.368 (p = 0.567)

Marital status

B =− 0.511 ± 0.649 (p = 0.431)

B = 4.538 ± 2.181 (p = 0.037)*

B = 0.526 ± 0.844 (p = 0.533)

Openness

B = 0.690 ± 0.362 (p = 0.057)

B = 2.020 ± 1.225 (p = 0.099)

B = 1.212 ± 0.469 (p = 0.010)*

Judgmental

B =− 0.150 ± 0.284 (p = 0.599)

B =− 0.401 ± 0.961 (p = 0.677)

B = 0.037 ± 0.370 (p = 0.920)

Unwanted pregnancy

B = 0.207 ± 0.361 (p = 0.566)

B = 1.450 ± 1.218 (p = 0.234)

B =− 1.091 ± 0.466 (p = 0.019)*

Self-rating knowledge

B = 0.168 ± 0.428 (p = 0.695)

B = 2.962 ± 1.439 (p = 0.040)*

B = 0.509 ± 0.556 (p = 0.360)

Knowledge

N/A

B = 0.703 ± 0.176 (p < 0.001)*

B = 0.097 ± 0.069 (p = 0.159)

Self-rating attitude

B = − 0.504 ± 0.344 (p = 0.142)

B = 5.701 ± 1.124 (p < 0.001)*

B = 1.108 ± 0.444 (p = 0.013)*

Attitude

B = 0.062 ± 0.015 (p < 0.001)*

N/A

B = 0.002 ± 0.020 (p = 0.909)

Self-rating practice

B = 1.444 ± 0.499 (p = 0.004)*

B =− 2.367 ± 1.700 (p = 0.164)

B = 0.747 ± 0.655 (p = 0.254)

Practice

B = 0.057 ± 0.041 (p = 0.159)

B = 0.016 ± 0.138 (p = 0.909)

N/A

Multivariable analysis of the self-rating of knowledge, attitude, and practice scoreb

Variables

Self-rating knowledge score

Self-rating attitude score

Self-rating practice score

Sex

B =− 0.056 ± 0.067 (p = 0.400)

B =− 0.051 ± 0.083 (p = 0.538)

B = 0.076 ± 0.057 (p = 0.179)

Age

B =− 0.004 ± 0.007 (p = 0.554)

B =− 0.005 ± 0.009 (p = 0.631)

B = − 0.016 ± 0.006 (p = 0.014)*

Degree

B = 0.059 ± 0.072 (p = 0.415)

B = 0.097 ± 0.089 (p = 0.277)

B = − 0.040 ± 0.061 (p = 0.510)

Setting

B1 = 0.270 ± 0.092 (p = 0.004)*

B2 = 0.007 ± 0.096 (p = 0.941)

B1 = 0.094 ± 0.116 (p = 0.418)

B2 = 0.073 ± 0.119 (p = 0.543)

B1 = − 0.003 ± 0.079 (p = 0.967)

B2 = 0.043 ± 0.081 (p = 0.597)

Practice duration

B = 0.007 ± 0.008 (p = 0.430)

B = 0.006 ± 0.011 (p = 0.593)

B = 0.006 ± 0.007 (p = 0.427)

Religion

B =− 0.181 ± 0.114 (p = 0.112)

B =− 0.325 ± 0.141 (p = 0.021)*

B = 0.219 ± 0.097 (p = 0.023)*

Religiousness

B =− 0.031 ± 0.035 (p = 0.383)

B = 0.072 ± 0.043 (p = 0.098)

B = 0.105 ± 0.029 (p < 0.001)*

Marital status

B =− 0.186 ± 0.080 (p < 0.001)*

B = 0.191 ± 0.100 (p = 0.055)

B = − 0.124 ± 0.068 (p = 0.069)

Openness

B = 0.053 ± 0.045 (p = 0.020)*

B = 0.090 ± 0.056 (p = 0.109)

B = − 0.020 ± 0.038 (p = 0.611)

Judgmental

B = − 0.042 ± 0.035 (p = 0.228)

B = − 0.022 ± 0.044 (p = 0.621)

B = − 0.039 ± 0.030 (p = 0.197)

Unwanted pregnancy

B =− 0.061 ± 0.045 (p = 0.175)

B = 0.065 ± 0.056 (p = 0.241)

B = 0.120 ± 0.038 (p = 0.001)*

Self-rating knowledge

N/A

B = 0.067 ± 0.066 (p = 0.309)

B = 0.369 ± 0.041 (p < 0.001)*

Knowledge

B = 0.003 ± 0.007 (p = 0.695)

B = − 0.012 ± 0.008 (p = 0.142)

B = 0.016 ± 0.005 (p = 0.004)*

Self-rating attitude

B = 0.044 ± 0.043 (p = 0.309)

N/A

B = 0.151 ± 0.035 (p < 0.001)*

Attitude

B = 0.004 ± 0.002 (p = 0.040)*

B = 0.012 ± 0.003 (p < 0.001)*

B = − 0.002 ± 0.002 (p = 0.164)

Self-rating practice

B = 0.513 ± 0.056 (p < 0.001)*

B = 0.324 ± 0.076 (p < 0.001)*

N/A

Practice

B = 0.005 ± 0.005 (p = 0.360)

B = 0.016 ± 0.006 (p = 0.013)*

B = 0.005 ± 0.004 (p = 0.254)

  1. aThe dependent variables were total scores of knowledge or attitude or practice. Independent variables were sex (female, male), age (years), degree (clinical pharmacy, others), setting (community1, hospital2, others), practice duration (years), religion (Buddhist, others), marital status (single, others), self-rating religiousness, self-rating openness to sex discussion, self-rating judgmental personality, self-rating attitude toward unwanted pregnancy, self-rating scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice
  2. bThe dependent variables were self-rating scores of knowledge or attitude or practice. Independent variables were sex (female, male), age (years), degree (clinical pharmacy, others), setting (community1, hospital2, others), practice duration (years), religion (Buddhist, others), marital status (single, others), self-rating religiousness, self-rating openness to sex discussion, self-rating judgmental personality, self-rating attitude toward unwanted pregnancy, total scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice
  3. ρ: Spearman’s correlation coefficient; *p < 0.05
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

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