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Table 4 Multiple logistic and linear regression of health and nutrition knowledge on intermediate variables

From: Beyond mothers: the crucial role of family caregivers’ knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in rural western China

Dependent variables

Practical support

Emotional support

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Panel A. Multivariate logistic regression

    

Mothers’ knowledge

1.05 (0.87, 1.26)

0.641

0.98 (0.81, 1.19)

0.876

Primary family caregivers’ knowledge

1.23 (1.02, 1.49)

0.027

0.96 (0.80, 1.16)

0.704

Controls

YES

 

YES

 

Observations

360

 

360

 

Dependent variables

Self-efficacy

Conflict frequency

β (95% CI)

P-value

β (95% CI)

P-value

Panel B. Multivariate OLS regressions

    

Mothers’ knowledge

0.81 (-0.31, 1.92)

0.156

-0.001 (-0.13, 0.13)

0.986

Primary family caregivers’ knowledge

1.40 (0.29, 2.50)

0.013

-0.001 (-0.13, 0.12)

0.987

Controls

YES

 

YES

 

Observations

369

 

369

 
  1. All regressions include county fixed effect
  2. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval