Effect of nutrition-related infodemics and social media on maternal experience: A nationwide survey in a low/middle income country

Table 4 Source of knowledge predictors of holding nutritional myths among mothers with children less than 15 years, n (%)

Predictor of holding nutritional myths		Holding nutrition myths	Not holding nutrition myths	Crude OR [95%CI]1	Adjusted OR [95%CI]2
Studying at school and university	No	1305 (45.2)	1581 (54.8)	0.95 [0.92-0.99]	0.95 [0.92-0.99]
	Yes	957 (42.3)	1305 (57.7)
	P value	0.037a			0.126
Television, radio, newspapers and magazines	No	1336 (42.7)	1792 (57.3)	0.93 [0.88-0.99]	0.93 [0.88-0.99]
	Yes	926 (45.8)	1094 (54.2)
	P value	0.027a			0.020a
Health care providers and scientific websites	No	1741 (43.6)	2255 (56.4)	1.03 [0.97-1.09]	1.03 [0.97-1.09]
	Yes	521 (45.2)	631 (54.8)
	P value	0.318			0.044a
Friends and relatives	No	1473 (42.4)	2002 (57.6)	0.89 [0.84-0.95]	0.89 [0.84-0.95]
	Yes	789 (47.2)	884 (52.8)
	P value	< 0.001b			< 0.001b
Social media	No	1051 (45.4)	1263 (54.6)	1.06 [0.99-1.13]	1.06 [0.99-1.13]
	Yes	1211 (42.7)	1623 (57.3)
	P value	0.053			0.001a

^aP < 0.05 is significant.

^bP < 0.001 is highly significant.

¹Chi-square test.

²Binary logistic regression test.

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.