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Table 2 Relationship between level of health literacy (HL) and sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC clinics in Mansoura district, Egypt, 2020 (n = 382)

From: Health literacy of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Mansoura district, Egypt

Sociodemographic characteristics

Limited HL (n = 305)

N (%)

Sufficient HL (n = 77)

N (%)

Test of significance

χ2

COR (95% CI)

Age(a)

 ≤ 27 years

166 (86)

27 (14)

P ≤ 0.05*

2.2 (1.32–3.72)

 > 27 years

139 (73.5)

50 (26.5)

1 (r)

Residence

 Urban

117 (78)

33 (22)

P > 0.05

1 (r)

 Rural

188 (81)

44 (19)

1.2 (0.73–2.00)

Educational attainment

 < University education

263 (88.6)

34 (11.4)

P ≤ 0.05*

7.9 (4.54–13.80)

 ≥ University education

42 (49.4)

43 (50.6)

1 (r)

Working status

 Housewife

249 (82.7)

52 (17.3)

P ≤ 0.05*

2.1 (1.22–3.74)

 Working

56 (69.1)

25 (30.9)

1 (r)

Husband’s age(a)

 ≤ 32 years

164 (80)

41 (20)

P > 0.05

1.0 (0.62–1.69)

 > 32 years

141 (79.7)

36 (20.3)

1 (r)

Husband’s educational attainment

 < University education

252 (86.9)

38 (13.1)

P ≤ 0.05*

4.9 (2.86–8.34)

 ≥ University education

53 (57.6)

39 (42.4)

1 (r)

Husband’s occupation

 Not working

4 (80)

1 (20)

FET

1 (0.11–9.17)

 Working

301 (79.8)

76 (20.2)

P > 0.05

1 (r)

Family income

 Unsatisfactory

193 (94.6)

11 (5.4)

P ≤ 0.05*

10.3 (5.24–20.40)

 Satisfactory

112 (62.9)

66 (37.1)

1 (r)

Suffering from chronic disease

 Yes

49 (75.4)

16 (24.6)

P > 0.05

1 (r)

 No

256 (80.8)

61 (19.2)

1.4 (0.73–2.57)

Most frequent source of health information

 Internet

43 (60.6)

28 (39.4)

P ≤ 0.05*

1 (r)

 Other sources

262 (84.2)

49 (15.8)

 

3.5 (2.0–6.1)

  1. r reference group, COR crude odds ratio, CI confidence interval, FET Fisher exact test
  2. *Statistically significant difference
  3. (a) categories based on median age. χ2, chi-square test