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Table 1 Univariate analysis of association between knowledge about malaria and ITNs and socio-demographic characteristics among pregnant women, Shashogo Woreda, Southern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice about malaria and ITNs utilization among pregnant women in Shashogo District, Southern Ethiopia

Variables

Label

Frequency (%)

Good

Poor

Crude

P-value

n (%)

n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

Age

15–25a

120 (30.2)

86 (71.7)

34 (28.3)

1.00 (0.67–1.49)

0.85

26–35

215 (54)

165 (76.7)

50 (23.3)

1.30 (0.95–1.79)

36–45

63 (15.8)

44 (71)

18 (29)

0.96 (0.56–1.67)

Marital status

Singlea

4 (1)

2 (50)

2 (50)

1.00 (0.14–7.10)

0.25

Married

390 (98)

291 (74.8)

98 (25.2)

2.97 (2.36–3.73)

Widowed

3 (0.75)

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

0.50 (0.05–5.51)

Separated

1 (0.25)

1 (100)

0 (0)

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Education status

Illiteratea

168 (42.2)

119 (71.3)

48 (28.7)

1.00 (0.71–1.40)

0.32

Read and write

9 (2.3)

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

0.81 (0.20–2.86)

Primary (1–8)

192 (48.2)

150 (78.1)

42 (21.9)

1.44 (1.02–2.03)

Secondary and above

29 (7.3)

20 (69)

9 (31)

0.90 (0.41–1.97)

Occupation

Studenta

9 (2.3)

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

1.00 (0.25–3.55)

0.17

Housewife

370 (93)

272 (73.7)

97 (26.3)

5 (0.64–39.06)

Farmer

1 (0.2)

1 (100)

0 (0)

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Self employed

7 (1.7)

6 (85.7)

1 (14.3)

3 (0.36–24.92)

Civil servant

11 (2.8)

10 (91)

1 (9)

1.26 (1.11–1.77)

Religion

Orthodoxa

6 (1.5)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

1.00 (0.18–5.46)

0.13

Catholic

1 (0.2)

1 (100)

0 (0)

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Protestant

212 (53.3)

166 (78.3)

46 (21.7)

1.81 (1.3–2.5)

Muslims

178 (45)

124 (69.7)

54 (30.3)

1.15 (0.84–1.58)

Receiving information related to malaria

Noa

14 (3.5)

8 (57.1)

6 (42.9)

1.00 (0.35–2.89)

0.14

Yes

384 (96.5)

287 (75)

96 (25)

2.25 (1.78–2.84)

  1. areference category