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Table 5 Predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information (N = 403)

From: Pattern of internet use for pregnancy-related information and its predictors among women visiting primary healthcare in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (year)

 18–25

Reference

 

 26–35

4.93 (2.14, 11.38)

< 0.001*

 36 or more

2.84 (0.87, 9.28)

0.084

Nationality

 Arab

4.12 (2.03, 8.36)

< 0.001*

 Non-Arab

Reference

 

Level of education

 Primary education

Reference

 

 Secondary education

1.32 (0.47, 3.71)

0.596

 Tertiary education

5.22 (1.78, 15.33)

0.003*

Occupation

 Housewife

6.37 (1.44, 28.19)

0.015*

 Working

5.56 (1.31, 23.63)

0.020*

 Student

Reference

 

Number of living children

 No children

4.21 (1.51, 11.74)

0.006*

 1–2 children

3.41 (1.45, 8.01)

0.005*

 3 children or more

Reference

 

Trimester

 First

Reference

 

 Second

0.77 (0.25, 2.37)

0.641

 Third

2.21 (0.61, 7.98)

0.227

Gender of the fetus

 Male

1.82 (0.86, 3.82)

0.116

 Female

0.91 (0.42, 1.97)

0.808

 Prefer not to say/I don’t know

Reference

 

Health problems during the current pregnancy

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

0.96 (0.48, 1.89)

0.896

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence intervals; *Statistically significant (p < 0.05)