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Table 5 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses for factors associated with RH knowledge level among rural women aged 20–39 years, Hunan, China, 2018 (n = 973)

From: Reproductive health status and related knowledge among women aged 20–39 years in rural China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

RH knowledge level

f (%)

COR

(95%CI)

AOR

(95%CI)

Low

High

Education

 Senior high school or less

419 (55.9)

330 (44.1)

1.36 (1.18–1.57)*

1.40 (1.13–1.74)*

 College or more

91 (43.1)

120 (52.9)

1.0

1.0

Occupation

 Students

29 (60.1)

20 (39.9)

0.73 (0.54–0.99)*

1.02 (0.45–2.50)

 Farmers or workers

311 (59.4)

213 (40.7)

0.57 (0.40–0.82)*

0.65 (0.42–1.01)

 Civil servants/administrators

10 (34.5)

19 (65.5)

1.58 (0.69–3.62)

0.47 (0.15–1.47)

 Professional technicians

15 (21.7)

54 (78.3)

2.99 (1.55–5.76)*

3.53 (0.98–8.87)

 Business/service personnel

54 (44.3)

68 (55.7)

1.05 (0.65–1.69)

0.85 (0.47–1.52)

 Unemployed

69 (45.4)

83 (54.6)

1.0

1.0

Marital status

 Married

427 (51.0)

410 (49.0)

0.56 (0.38–0.81)*

0.93 (0.36–2.43)

 Unmarried

88 (65.2)

47 (34.8)

1.0

1.0

Average monthly household income (CNY)

 <¥3000

179 (62.8)

106 (37.2)

0.41 (0.26–0.65)*

0.81 (0.43–1.52)

 ¥3000–4999

159 (49.1)

165 (50.9)

0.72 (0.45–1.13)

1.20 (0.65–2.22)

 ¥5000–7999

132 (51.4)

125 (48.6)

0.65 (0.41–1.05)

1.11 (0.59–2.08)

  ≥ ¥8000

40 (40.8)

58 (59.2)

1.0

1.0

Having sexual experience

 Yes

410 (50.2)

407 (49.8)

0.50 (0.34–0.74)*

1.35 (0.57–3.19)

 No

90 (66.7)

45 (33.3)

1.0

1.0

Use of emergency contraceptives

 Yes

86 (37.4)

144 (62.6)

0.53 (0.42–0.80)*

0.80 (0.50–1.30)

 No

430 (57.9)

313 (42.1)

1.0

1.0

Number of children

 0

124 (63.9)

70 (36.1)

0.57 (0.40–0.81)*

0.59 (0.29–1.17)

 1

181 (50.4)

178 (49.6)

0.99 (0.75–1.32)

0.93 (0.64–1.33)

  ≥ 2

211 (50.2)

209 (49.8)

1.0

1.0

No history of gynecopathy

 Yes

383 (59.3)

263 (40.7)

2.21 (1.68–2.91)*

2.06 (1.39–3.04)*

 No

127 (39.7)

193 (60.3)

1.0

1.0

No discomfort in the past two weeks

 Yes

435 (54.9)

358 (45.2)

1.63 (1.17–2.28)*

1.49 (0.92–2.41)

 No

73 (42.7)

98 (57.3)

1.0

1.0

Did you acquire knowledge from medical staff

 Yes

243 (42.3)

331 (57.7)

0.34 (0.26–0.45)*

0.26 (0.15–0.44)*

 No

264 (68.4)

122 (31.6)

1.0

1.0

Did you acquire knowledge from radio and television

 Yes

124 (43.5)

161 (56.5)

0.59 (0.45–0.78)*

0.90 (0.52–1.81)

 No

383 (56.7)

293 (43.3)

1.0

1.0

Did you acquire knowledge from internet

 Yes

207 (44.4)

259 (55.6)

0.52 (0.40–0.67)*

0.50 (0.30–0.83)*

 No

300 (60.6)

195 (39.4)

1.0

1.0

Did you acquire knowledge from WeChat/micro-blog

 Yes

129 (37.3)

217 (62.7)

0.37 (0.28–0.49)*

0.26 (0.15–0.45)*

 No

378 (61.5)

237 (38.5)

1.0

1.0

Did you acquire knowledge from books, newspapers, magazines

 Yes

74 (39.8)

112 (60.2)

0.52 (0.38–0.72)*

1.04 (0.52–1.68)

 No

433 (55.9)

342 (44.1)

1.0

1.0

Did you acquire knowledge from poster

 Yes

30 (25.2)

89 (74.8)

0.26 (0.17–0.40)*

0.63 (0.41–1.02)

 No

477 (56.7)

365 (43.4)

1.0

1.0

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. *The arrows in the figure represent only correlation