Table 7 This table specifies test that was used and why, the variables included in the analyses, and the statistical tests adopted
From: Child injuries in Lebanon: assessing mothers’ injury prevention knowledge attitude and practices
Test | Reason for use | Independent Variables | Dependent variables | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chi-square test | To measure the association between the occurrence of child injuries and the mothers’ working status | Mother’s working status | Occurrence of child injuries | < 0.01 |
Simple logistic regression | to determine the unadjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI), and to obtain the p-values, accounting for the clustering effect (household) | Mother’s working status Educational level Family income | Occurrence of child injuries | < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 |
Multiple logistic regression | to obtain the adjusted ORs | Mother’s working status | Occurrence of child injuries | < 0.01 |