Table 3 Association between socio-demographic factors and IRS spray status of households in Lira District, June 2017
Characteristic | Spray status (N = 159) | Crude PR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sprayed n = 142 (%) | Unsprayed n = 17 (%) | |||||
Age group of respondents | ||||||
 18–24 years | 35 (24.6) | 1 (5.9) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 25 years and above | 107 (75.4) | 16 (94.1) | 4.68 (0.64–34.33) | 0.129 | 2.47 (0.33–14.70) | 0.382 |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 63 (44.4) | 4 (23.5) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Female | 79 (55.6) | 13 (76.5) | 2.36 (0.80–6.96) | 0.118 | 1.72 (0.51–5.75) | 0.381 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 121 (85.2) | 14 (82.3) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Not married | 21 (14.8) | 3 (17.7) | 1.21 (0.37–3.89) | 0.755 |  |  |
Place of residence | ||||||
 Rural | 97 (68.3) | 9 (52.9) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Urban | 45 (31.7) | 8 (47.1) | 1.77 (0.73–4.35) | 0.208 | 0.41 (0.16–1.05) | 0.063 |
Education of household Head | ||||||
 Never attended | 19 (13.4) | 4 (23.5) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Primary | 79 (55.6) | 3 (17.7) | 0.21 (0.05–0.88) | 0.032 | 0.18 (0.01–2.47) | 0.198 |
 Secondary | 24 (16.9) | 3 (17.7) | 0.63 (0.16–2.6) | 0.529 | 0.36 (0.04–2.95) | 0.341 |
 Post-secondary | 20 (14.1) | 7 (41.1) | 1.49 (0.49–4.5) | 0.476 | 1.51 (0.10–22.79) | 0.767 |
Occupation of household head | ||||||
 Peasant | 98 (69.0) | 5 (29.4) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Small business | 18 (12.7) | 3 (17.7) | 2.94 (0.75–11.43) | 0.119 | 3.84 (1.20–12.31) | 0.024 |
 Formal employment | 26 (18.3) | 9 (52.9) | 5.30 (1.89–14.80) | < 0.001 | 5.81 (2.72–12.68) | < 0.001 |