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Table 1 Knowledge score and Action score depending on background factors, univariate and logistic regression

From: Education and knowledge helps combating malaria, but not degedege: a cross-sectional study in Rufiji, Tanzania

Background factors

High score

Univariate analysis

Multiple response/Logistic regression

% (n)

OR (95% C.I.)

OR (95% C.I.)

Knowledge score

Action score

Knowledge score

Action score

Knowledge score

Action score

Sex

      

Male (75)

56.0 (42)

32.0 (24)

    

Female (121)

59.5 (72)

40.5 (49)

1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)

1.5 (0.8 – 2.7)

1.7 (0.8 – 3.4)

1.7 (0.8 – 3.8)

Age

      

18 – 29 (58)

56.9 (33)

44.8 (26)

    

30 – 49 (93)

68.8 (64)

41.9 (39)

1.7 (0.9 – 3.3)

0.9 (0.5 – 1.7)

3.1 (1.3 – 7.5)a

1.1 (0.5 - 2.8)

50 – 80 (45)

37.8 (17)

17.8 (8)

0.5 (0.2 – 1.0)

0.3 (0.1 – 0.7)b

1.2 (0.4 – 3.8)

0.5 (0.1 – 1.6)

Education

      

None (47)

34.0 (16)

10.6 (5)

    

Primary school (130)

65.4 (85)

43.1 (56)

3.4 (1.7 – 6.9)c

6.5 (2.4 – 17.5)c

2.9 (1.3 – 6.3)b

7.1(2.4 – 20.9)c

Middle/high (18)

66.7 (12)

66.7 (12)

3.9 (1.2 – 12.3)a

16.8 (4.4 – 64.8)c

3.0 (0.8 – 11.4)

27.4 (5.6 – 135.5)c

Marital status

      

Ever married (156)

55.8 (87)

36.5 (57)

    

Not married (40)

67.5 (27)

40.0 (16)

1.7 (0.8 – 3.4)

1.2 (0.8 – 2.4)

1.8 (0.7 – 4.9)

0.5 (0.2 – 1.2)

Occupation

      

Farmer (128)

56.2 (72)

32.8 (42)

    

Housewives (15)

60.0 (9)

53.3 (8)

1.2 (0.4 – 3.5)

2.3 (0.8 – 6.9)

1.1 (0.3 – 3.9)

2.5 (0.7 – 9.0)

Selfemployed (16)

62.5 (10)

56.2 (9)

1.3 (0.4 – 3.8)

2.6 (0.9 – 7.6)

1.1 (0.3 – 3.6)

2.8 (0.8 – 9.8)

Other* (31)

62.2 (23)

37.8 (14)

1.3 (0.6 – 2.7)

1.3 (0.6 – 2.7)

1.1 (0.5 – 2.8)

0.8 (0.3 – 2.1)

In household #

      

No CU5** (75)

54.7 (41)

33.3 (25)

    

CU5** (121)

60.3 (73)

39.7 (48)

1.3 (0.7 – 2.3)

1.3 (0.7 – 2.4)

0.8 (0.4 – 1.7)

0.9 (0.4 – 2.0)

No pregnant women (129)

54.3 (70)

38.0 (49)

    

Pregnant women (67)

65.7 (44)

35.8 (24)

1.6 (0.9 – 3.0)

0.9 (0.5 – 1.7)

1.8 (0.9 – 3.7)

0.7 (0.3 – 1.4)

Malaria not experienced## (125)

53.6 (67)

33.6 (42)

    

Malaria experienced## (71)

66.2 (47)

43.7 (31)

1.7 (0.9 – 3.1)

1.5 (0.8 – 2.8)

1.9 (1.0 – 3.8)

1.3 (0.6 – 2.7)

Total

58.2 (114)

37.2 (73)

    
  1. ap.value < 0.05 bp.value < 0.01 cp.value < 0.001.
  2. No CU5 means that there were no children under five years in that particular household.
  3. No pregnant women means that there was no pregnant women in that particular household.
  4. *i.e.: nurse, traditional healer, driver, artist, student.
  5. **Children under five years.
  6. #Refers to at least one person in the household within each group.
  7. ##Experienced the last six months.