Factors Associated With Adolescents' Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intention: A Cross‐Sectional Survey by Angela Chia‐Chen Chen, ChengChing Hiya Liu, Kimberly Arcoleo, Jiying Ling, Lorraine B. Robbins

“…Descriptive statistics, independent t‐tests, chi‐square test and hierarchical logistic regression were conducted to describe the sample, examine relationships between potential predictors and HPV vaccination intention and investigate sex differences. …”
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The drivers of mental health service utilisation among public primary healthcare workers in Negeri Sembilan. by Norhafizah Mohd Noor, Ahmad Azuhairi Ariffin, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Lim Poh Ying, Umi Adzlin Silim

“…Respondents were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling based on job categories. Multiple Logistic Regression using SPSS version 26 was used to determine the predictors of MHSU.…”
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Risk of Selected Fetal Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes at Advanced Maternal Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Bikila Tefera Debelo, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Abayneh Aklilu Solomon

“…The data were collected from 1st of July to 30th of December, 2019, by face-to-face interview and extraction from maternal chart using a structured questionnaire and data extraction checklist, respectively. Binary logistic regression (bivariate and multivariable) model was fitted, and wealth index was analyzed by principal component analysis. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and its composite obesity indexes and cardio-renal disease: analysis of the NHANES 2013-2018 cycle by Yu Wu, Chengsen Liu, Jiandong Cao

“…To explore the associations between TYG, TyG-Waist-to-Height Ratio (TyG-WHtR), TyG-Body Mass Index (TyG-BMI), TyG-Waist Circumference (TyG-WC), and chronic kidney disease (CKD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cardiorenal syndrome (CRS), we utilized weighted multivariate logistic regression, restricted cubic spline (RCS), Receiver operating characteristic (ROC), and subgroup analyses.ResultsAdjusted for confounding factors, there are positive associations between the likelihood of CKD, CVD, and CRS, as well as TYG and its composite obesity indexes. …”
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Factors influencing the unexpected measles outbreak of 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Kasunee Kalubowila, Chandana Gajanayake

“…Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to identify risk factors, and multiple logistic regression was performed to adjust for confounders. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Associated Factors among School Children in Wondo District, Ethiopia by Mustafa Geleto Ansha, Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Ephrem Girma

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to identify factors associated with S. mansoni infection. …”
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Multi-Scale Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Jobs-Housing Balance in Shenzhen in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Duan Lipeng, Gu Zhihui, Zhang Yan, Liu Qian

“…Based on mobile signaling data from 2017 to 2022, this study employed visualization, employment activity compactness, and multinomial logistic regression to explore the multi-scale spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and causes of jobs-housing balance in Shenzhen during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index: A Promising, Non-Invasive Biomarker for Crohn’s Disease Activity and Severity Assessment by Deng Y, Fu T, Gao D, Zhou J, Nie X, Wang F, Yu Q

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and multivariate logistic regression identified independent prognostic factors to construct nomograms. …”
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Plasma Diaphanous Related Formin 1 Levels Are Associated with Altered Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case Control Study by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Jiaqing Shao, Weixin Li, Liu Shi, Dong Wang, Juan Ni, Qiuyue Shen, Fan Yang, Guiliang Peng, Ling Zhou, Yuling Zhang, Zheng Sun, Hongting Zheng, Min Long

“…DIAPH1 levels correlated with fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC), the homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-β), and LH/FSH in all participants (FBG: r=0.351, P<0.0001; TC: r=0.178, P=0.029; HOMA-β: r=−0.211, P=0.009; LH/FSH: r=−0.172, P=0.040). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that plasma DIAPH1 levels were an independent risk factor for PCOS. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge, Intention to Practice and Predictors among Primiparous Women in Enugu South-East, Nigeria by Chikaodili N. Ihudiebube-Splendor, Chinyelu B. Okafor, Agnes N. Anarado, Nonyelum N. Jisieike-Onuigbo, Anthonia U. Chinweuba, Ada C. Nwaneri, Joyce C. Arinze, Paulina C. Chikeme

“…The Wald statistic in Logistic regression model indicated the coefficient of age (p = 0.026), educational attainment (p = 0.046), EBF knowledge (p = 0.016), and sources of information about EBF (p = 0.027) to be significant predictors of good intention to practise EBF. …”
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Factors influencing minimum acceptable diet (MAD) intake among children aged 6–23 months in remote mid-Himalayan region of Sudurpaschim, Nepal by Basant Kumar Dhami, Dhirendra Nath, Rajendra Lamichhane

“…Data were collected from mothers of children through face-to-face interviews via semi-structured questionnaires. Binary logistic regression was applied to identify the factors associated with MAD intake. …”
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Assessing cardiovascular disease risk and social determinants of health: A comparative analysis of five risk estimation instruments using data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Out... by Jeremy I Schwartz, Christina Howitt, Sumitha Raman, Sanya Nair, Saria Hassan, Carol Oladele, Ian R Hambleton, Daniel F Sarpong, Oswald P Adams, Rohan G Maharaj, Cruz M Nazario, Maxine Nunez, Marcella Nunez-Smith

“…SDoH variables included educational attainment, occupational status, household food security, and perceived social status. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to compare differences in the association between selected SDoH and high CVD risk according to the five instruments.…”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Sao Tome and Principe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexandra Vasconcelos, Swasilanne Sousa, Nelson Bandeira, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Filomena Pereira, Maria Céu Machado

“…Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for factors associated with IPIs were estimated using multiple logistic regression models. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Determinants of Virologic Failure among Adult HIV Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Waghimra Zone, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abrham Emagnu, Zenahebezu Abay, Abera Balcha Bulti, Yaregal Animut

“…The data were entered using Epi Info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with virological failure, and variables with a P value <0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Epidemiological features and risk factors of human psittacosis in Hangzhou City, eastern China by Zhou Sun, Ke Xu, Liangliang Huo, Xingliang Zhang, Yi Wang, Yonghui Gong, Bingbing Chen

“…There were more female cases among those aged &lt;60 years, while there were more male cases among those aged ≥60 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the presence of bird habitats within 500 m of the living area [odds ratio (OR) = 3.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.19–6.61], parrots kept (OR = 2.95, 95%CI = 1.10–7.89) and poultry kept (OR = 2.15, 95%CI = 1.02–4.53) remained significantly associated with the risk of disease infection.ConclusionsHuman psittacosis has become a notable public health concern in Hangzhou city, with an increase in psittacosis cases reported in recent years. …”
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Systemic nitric oxide metabolites and the chance of pre-diabetes regression to normoglycemia: A 9-year cohort study by Zahra Bahadoran, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi, Asghar Ghasemi

“…The colorimetric Griess method was used to measure serum NOx concentration. Multinomial logistic regression analyses estimated the odds ratios (OR) of Pre-DM regression and progression across tertiles (tertile 3 vs. tertile 1 and tertile 2) of serum NOx, crude, and BW-adjusted NOx-to-Cr ratio. …”
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Factors Affecting Inpatient Mortality in Elderly People with Acute Kidney Injury by Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Safia Awan, Rabeea Azmat, Muhammad Ashhad Ullah Khalil, Nazish Naseer, Jackson Tan

“…We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients aged 65 years or above hospitalized with a diagnosis of AKI at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, between January 2005 and December 2010. Binary logistic regression models were constructed to identify factors associated with mortality in EP with AKI. …”
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Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia by Lewam Mebratu, Selamawit Mengesha, Yadessa Tegene, Abraham Alano, Alemayehu Toma

“…Quantitative data were collected using the pretested structured questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between the predictors and outcome variable. …”
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Development and validation of an EHR-based risk prediction model for geriatric patients undergoing urgent and emergency surgery by Edward N. Yap, Jie Huang, Joshua Chiu, Robert W. Chang, Bradley Cohn, Judith C. F. Hwang, Mary Reed

“…Patients’ EHR-based clinical history, vital signs, labs, and demographics were included in logistic regression, LASSO, decision tree, Random Forest, and XGBoost models. …”
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Streptococcus pyogenes carriage rate, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among urban and rural schoolchildren at Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia by Yalewayker Gashaw, Alem Getaneh, Desie Kasew, Mitkie Tigabie, Baye Gelaw

“…Epi-Info version 7.2.5 was used to enter the data, which were then exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the strength of associations between variables, and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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