Table 7 Factors associated with adequate knowledge on malaria prevention among community members in conflict-affected setting of the South West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon
Variable | Category | Level of knowledge | COR | 95% CI | p-value | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate No (%) | Adequate No (%) | ||||||||
Age group of caregivers | 18–25 | 175 (53.8) | 150 (46.2) | 1.00 | – | – | |||
26–35 | 348 (50.7) | 338 (49.3) | 1.13 | 0.87–1.48 | 0.354 | 0.97 | 0.73–1.28 | 0.803 | |
36–45 | 268 (45.0) | 327 (55.0) | 1.42 | 1.09–1.87 | 0.011 | 1.17 | 0.86–1.59 | 0.317 | |
46–55 | 185 (42.0) | 255 (58.0) | 1.61 | 1.21–2.15 | 0.001 | 1.32 | 0.94–1.83 | 0.107 | |
> 55 | 143 (44.1) | 181 (55.9) | 1.48 | 1.08–2.01 | 0.013 | 1.22 | 0.85–1.76 | 0.273 | |
Relationship with the head of this household | Head of household | 556 (46.0) | 654 (54.0) | 1.35 | 0.98–1.86 | 0.065 | 1.29 | 0.92–1.80 | 0.139 |
Spouse | 310 (43.7) | 400 (56.3) | 1.48 | 1.06–2.07 | 0.021 | 1.55 | 1.10–2.20 | 0.012 | |
Son/daughter | 162 (56.8) | 123 (43.2) | 0.87 | 0.60–1.27 | 0.478 | 0.96 | 0.64–1.42 | 0.821 | |
Others | 93 (53.4) | 81 (46.6) | 1.00 | – | – | ||||
Highest level of education completed | Informal | 55 (53.9) | 47 (46.1) | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Primary | 550 (49.5) | 560 (50.5) | 1.19 | 0.79–1.79 | 0.339 | 0.65 | 0.39–1.08 | 0.095 | |
Secondary | 439 (45.0) | 537 (55.0) | 1.43 | 0.95–2.16 | 0.086 | 0.75 | 0.54–1.03 | 0.079 | |
Tertiary | 77 (40.3) | 114 (59.7) | 1.73 | 1.07–2.81 | 0.026 | 0.87 | 0.63–1.20 | 0.391 | |
Type of available household assets | |||||||||
Radio | No | 632 (55.6) | 504 (44.4) | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Yes | 445 (39.0) | 697 (61.0) | 1.96 | 1.66–2.32 | 0.000 | 1.58 | 1.33–1.89 | < 0.001 | |
Television | No | 460 (58.4) | 327 (41.6) | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Yes | 616 (40.6) | 902 (59.4) | 2.06 | 1.73–2.45 | 0.000 | 1.76 | 1.44–2.14 | < 0.001 | |
DVD player | No | 822 (49.9) | 825 (50.1) | 1.00 | – | – | |||
Yes | 299 (40.8) | 433 (59.2) | 1.44 | 1.21–1.72 | 0.000 | 1.02 | 0.83–1.24 | ||
Displacement status | IDPs | 288 (50.5) | 282 (49.5) | 0.67 | 0.55–0.81 | 0.000 | 0.87 | 0.69–1.08 | 0.199 |
Returnee | 307 (60.3) | 202 (39.7) | 0.45 | 0.36–0.55 | 0.000 | 0.52 | 0.41–0.65 | < 0.001 | |
Host | 526 (40.5) | 774 (59.5) | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – | |