Table 3 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with willingness to accept and participate in implementing a mosquito release strategy
| Â | Willingness to accept a mosquito release strategy | Willingness to participate in implementing a mosquito release strategy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | Total n | 0R* (95% CI) | Yes n (%) | Total n | 0R* (95% CI) | |
Location | ||||||
 Kakolaa | 3084 (80) | 3846 |  | 3553 (92) | 3844 |  |
 Ombeyi | 3492 (82) | 4249 | 1.1 (1.01–1.3) | 4222 (99.5) | 4240 | 19 (12–31) |
Sex | ||||||
 Malea | 4477(83) | 5396 |  | 5204 (96.5) | 5388 |  |
 Female | 2111(78) | 2712 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 2584 (95) | 2709 | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) |
Age (Years) | ||||||
 18–29a | 814 (82) | 995 |  | 956 (96) | 994 |  |
 30–49 | 3141 (81) | 3861 | 0.97 (0.8–1.2) | 3698 (96) | 3856 | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
 50–64 | 1365 (82) | 1669 | 0.99 (0.8–1.2) | 1605 (96) | 1666 | 1.04 (0.7–1.6) |
 65 +  | 1228 (80) | 1528 | 0.91 (0.7–1.1) | 1477 (97) | 1527 | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) |
Education level | ||||||
 No formal education | 583 (76) | 771 | 0.6 (0.5–0.9) | 746 (97) | 769 | 2.4 (1.4–4.3) |
 Incomplete primary | 1705 (85) | 1997 | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 1952 (98) | 1997 | 3.3 (2.0–5.4) |
 Primary | 2320 (80) | 2883 | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 2754 (96) | 2877 | 1.7 (1.1–2.6) |
 Secondary | 1643 (80) | 2047 | 0.9 (0.6–1.1) | 1956 (96) | 2045 | 1.7 (1.09–2.6) |
 Tertiarya | 337 (82) | 409 |  | 379 (93) | 408 |  |
Occupation | ||||||
 No Job | 1 (10) | 10 | 0.36 (0.004–0.3) | 10 (100) | 10 | – |
 Employment | 574 (85) | 676 | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) | 647 (96) | 674 | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) |
 Casual laborer | 1862 (84) | 2211 | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) | 2123(96) | 2210 | 2.7 (1.6–2.9) |
 Farmer | 3067 (81) | 3787 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 3699 (98) | 3782 | 4 (3.0–5.3) |
 Self-employed/small businessa | 1034 (76) | 1365 |  | 1251 (92) | 1362 |  |
Perception of malaria as a public health issue | ||||||
 Severea | 4578 (83) | 5529 |  | 5478 (99) | 5527 |  |
 Moderate | 1877 (78) | 2412 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 2157 (89) | 2412 | 0.08 (0.5–0.1) |
 Low | 96 (79) | 121 | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 117 (97) | 121 | 0.26 (0.9–0.7) |
 Not a concern | 28 (82) | 34 | 0.9 (0.4–2.3) | 33 (97) | 34 | 0.29 (0.04–2.2) |
No. of malaria cases in the family over the last six months | ||||||
 0a | 579 (79) | 735 |  | 716 (98) | 734 |  |
 1–3 | 4772 (80) | 5939 | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 5669 (95) | 5937 | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) |
 > 3 | 1152 (87) | 1325 | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) | 1301 (98) | 1324 | 1.4 (0.8–2.6) |
Knowledge on what transmits malaria transmission | ||||||
 Mosquito bites and/or other factorsa | 1420 (77) | 1843 |  | 1780(97) | 1837 |  |
 Mosquito bites only | 5168 (82) | 6265 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 6008(96) | 6260 | 0.8 (0.6–1.01) |
Awareness of control methods based on mosquitoes that cannot transmit malaria | ||||||
 Noa | 3035 (81) | 3758 |  | 3517(94) | 3749 |  |
 Yes | 3553 (82) | 4349 | 1.06(0.95–1.2) | 4271(98) | 4348 | 3.6 (2.8–4.7) |