Table 1 Correlates of hypertension and diabetes knowledge and beliefs

Socioeconomics

 Age < 50

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Age 50 + 

0.0459

− 0.0162

− 0.0260

− 0.0240

(− 0.0383, 0.130)

(− 0.105, 0.0723)

(− 0.116, 0.0639)

(− 0.110, 0.0623)

 Male

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Female

− 0.0719

0.0362

− 0.0597

0.0802**

(− 0.160, 0.0159)

(− 0.0442, 0.117)

(− 0.140, 0.0207)

(0.00185, 0.159)

 Rural

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Urban

0.254***

− 0.0195

0.285***

− 0.00764

(0.118, 0.390)

(− 0.168, 0.129)

(0.141, 0.430)

(− 0.153, 0.138)

 Education

  Up to primary

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Lower secondary

0.0860

− 0.115

0.0915

− 0.152**

(− 0.0475, 0.220)

(− 0.283, 0.0522)

(− 0.0479, 0.231)

(− 0.301, − 0.00304)

  Upper secondary and above

0.316***

0.00399

0.291***

 − 0.0222

(0.190, 0.443)

(− 0.134, 0.142)

(0.165, 0.417)

(− 0.149, 0.105)

 Wealth

  Wealth quintile 1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Wealth quintile 2

0.206^***

0.162

0.235^***

0.125

(0.0508, 0.361)

(− 0.0739, 0.398)

(0.0706, 0.400)

(− 0.104, 0.353)

  Wealth quintile 3

0.164**

0.207*

0.159**

0.233**

(0.0298, 0.298)

(− 0.0342, 0.448)

(0.0187, 0.299)

(0.00787, 0.458)

  Wealth quintile 4

0.131*

0.337***

0.115*

0.362***

(− 0.000345, 0.261)

(0.117, 0.557)

(− 0.0199, 0.251)

(0.156, 0.567)

  Wealth quintile 5

0.219***

0.324***

0.245***

0.375***

(0.0944, 0.344)

(0.105, 0.543)

(0.115, 0.375)

(0.164, 0.586)

Observations

1575

1575

1575

1575

F-stat

9.675

1.841

9.222

2.832

p-value

< 0.001

0.0662

< 0.001

0.00436