Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios of 138 respondents for variables associated with participation in the MDA
Non-participants | Partial and full participants | OR crude | p value | OR adj* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 47 (34%) | 91 (66%) | ||||
Sex (male) | 34 (37%) | 58 (63%) | 1.488 | 0.311 | 2.580 | 0.082 |
Ethnicity (S’Tieng) | 8 (22%) | 29 (78%) | 2.280 | 0.066 | 4.594 | 0.016 |
Village (VN30) | 17 (29%) | 42 (72%) | 1.513 | 0.262 | 2.808 | 0.098 |
Median age in years (IQR) | 34 (28–46) | 37 (27–48) | 1.007 | 0.632 | 1.022 | 0.252 |
Occupation (Farmer) | 36 (31%) | 79 (69%) | 1.795 | 0.235 | 1.635 | 0.428 |
Literacy | 18 (24%) | 58 (76%) | 2.807 | 0.006 | 1.400 | 0.506 |
Religion (Christian) | 42 (34%) | 82 (66%) | 1.085 | 0.890 | 1.497 | 0.616 |
Recent immigration | 34 (32%) | 72 (68%) | 1.449 | 0.372 | 1.560 | 0.469 |
Believes that malaria is the village’s main health problem | 26 (31%) | 57 (69%) | 1.354 | 0.406 | 0.739 | 0.567 |
Believes fever is a symptom of malaria | 6 (21%) | 23 (79%) | 2.311 | 0.093 | 1.691 | 0.394 |
Doesn’t know causes of malaria | 33 (29%) | 83 (72%) | 4.402 | 0.002 | 1.593 | 0.481 |
Doesn’t recall being told about the MDA | 22 (21%) | 84 (79%) | 13.636 | <0.001 | 7.083 | 0.001 |
Who explained MDA (DHT) | 11 (15%) | 63 (85%) | 7.364 | <0.001 | 1.401 | 0.648 |
Believes everybody should participate in the MDA | 8 (18%) | 37 (82%) | 3.340 | 0.006 | 0.965 | 0.955 |
Believes the medicine protects against malaria | 12 (15%) | 69 (85%) | 8.886 | <0.001 | 2.364 | 0.194 |