Preconception health knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions among adults: a multi-country study

Table 5 Generalised structural equation model in a pooled sample of respondents for preconception health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

Exposure	Outcome	Direct effect		Indirect effect		Total effect		Proportion of total effect mediated
Exposure	Outcome	Estimate (95% CI)	p value	Estimate (95% CI)	p value	Estimate (95% CI)	p value	Proportion of total effect mediated
Effect of SEP on attitudes via knowledge
SEP	Attitudes	− 0.009 (− 0.047; 0.029)	0.64	0.013 (0.001; 0.024)	0.030	0.003 (− 0.036; 0.043)	0.86	‡
Effect of SEP on behaviour via knowledge
SEP	Behaviour	0.069 (0.014; 0.123)	0.014	0.001 (− 0.001; 0.003)	0.20	0.070 (0.015; 0.125)	0.012	–
Effect of knowledge on behaviour via attitudes
Knowledge	Behaviour	0.014 (− 0.004; 0.033)	0.13	0.038 (0.030; 0.047)	< 0.001	0.053 (0.036; 0.070)	< 0.001	71.7%*
Effect of parity on attitudes via knowledge
Parity	Attitudes	0.390 (0.316; 0.464)	< 0.001	− 0.012 (− 0.031; 0.007)	0.23	0.378 (0.302; 0.454)	< 0.001	–
Effect of parity on behaviour via knowledge
Parity	Behaviour	− 0.081 (− 0.174; 0.011)	0.086	− 0.001 (− 0.004; 0.001)	0.33	− 0.082 (− 0.175; 0.010)	0.081	–

Outcome variable adjusted for age
n number of participants; PHK preconception health knowledge. *Full mediation, p < 0.05; †partial mediation, p < 0.05; ‡inconsistent mediation, p < 0.05. Bold values denote statistical significance (p < 0.05)

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