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Table 8 Association between sociodemographic factors and exposure to PPD with knowledge, belief score using generalized linear mixed model test among social support networks in Klang Valley, Malaysia (n = 394)

From: Improving knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: a cross-sectional study of postpartum depression awareness among social support networks during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Variables

Adj. coefficient

SE

t

Sig

95% CI

     

Lower

Upper

Educational level

      

Early (none, primary and secondary)

− .184

.1327

1.386

.167

− .445

.077

Advanced (tertiary)

0*

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Exposure to PPD

      

Yes

− .083

.0949

− .872

.384

− .269

.104

No

0

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Age group

.048

.2022

.238

.812

− .350

.446

Young adults (18–39)

0

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Older adults (> 40)

      

Parity (Have at least a child?)

      

Yes

− .081

.3130

− .259

.796

− .697

.534

No

0

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Gender

      

Male

− .067

.0961

− .701

.484

− .256

.122

Female

0

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Ethnicity

      

Malay

.403

.0971

4.146

.000**

.212

.594

Non-malay (Chinese, Indian, Others)

0

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Marital status

      

Single

− .097

.2936

− .330

.741

− .674

.480

Married

0

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 

Total belief score

.006

.0113

.517

.605

− .016

.028

Total knowledge score

.077

.0135

5.712

.000**

.051

.104

Total attitude score

− .020

.0061

3.221

.001**

− .032

− .008

  1. Probability distribution: normal
  2. Target: awareness
  3. *This coefficient is set to zero because it is redundant
  4. **Significant, p < 0.05