Table 1 Logistic regression analysis of the Internet awareness by the educational level, clinic and age ('No internet awareness' = 1 and 'Internet awareness' = 0) (N = 355).
From: Use of the internet by patients attending specialist clinics in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study
Variable | Categories | Aware | Not aware | Odds R | 95% conf. Int. | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | A' Level & above | 71 (74.7%) | 24 (25.3%) | 1.000 | Â | Reference |
|  | Ordinary Level | 64 (54.2%) | 54 (45.8%) | 2.49 | 1.38 – 4.49 | 0.002 |
|  | < 11-years/no school | 32 (31.3%) | 97 (68.8%) | 8.96 | 4.86 – 16.52 | 0.000 |
Clinics | Paediatric | 54 (60.7%) | 35 (39.3%) | 1.000 | Â | Reference |
|  | Medical | 55 (45.8%) | 65 (54.2%) | 1.092 | 0.52 – 2.25 | 0.812 |
|  | Surgical | 40 (48.2%) | 43 (51.8%) | 1.696 | 0.84 – 3.40 | 0.138 |
|  | Cardiothoracic | 22 (35.5%) | 40 (64.5%) | 1.975 | 0.88 – 4.41 | 0.097 |
Age | Below 20 years | 19 (70.4%) | 8 (29.6%) | 1.000 | Â | Reference |
|  | 21–30 years | 41 (68.3%) | 19 (31.7%) | 1.101 | 0.40 – 2.95 | 0.849 |
|  | 31–40 years | 36 (58.1%) | 26 (41.9%) | 1.715 | 0.65 – 4.51 | 0.275 |
|  | 41–50 years | 25 (49.0%) | 26 (51.0%) | 2.470 | 0.91 – 6.66 | 0.074 |
|  | Over 50 years | 46 (32.8%) | 94 (67.2%) | 4.85 | 1.97 – 11.91 | 0.001 |