Table 5 Factors associated with good knowledge and practices about malaria
From: Malaria prevention in the city of Yaoundé: knowledge and practices of urban dwellers
Factors | Categories | N | % with good knowledge | OR (95% CI) | P | N | % with good practices | OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level of education | Primary | 188 | 87.8 | 1.0 | 186 | 40.3 | 1.0 | ||
Secondary | 466 | 92.7 | 1.7 (1.0–3.1) | 0.04 | 464 | 45.7 | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 0.21 | |
University | 206 | 98.5 | 7.0 (2.4–20.7) | < 0.001 | 205 | 48.8 | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 0.09 | |
Socio-economic status | Poor | 1327 | 92.2 | 1 | 1316 | 44.7 | 1 | ||
Not poor | 224 | 93.8 | 1.27 (0.7–2.3) | 0.4 | 222 | 50.5 | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 0.11 | |
Gender | Male | 569 | 88.6 | 1 | 562 | 48.9 | 1 | ||
Female | 1028 | 91.2 | 1.4 (1–1.9) | 0.08 | 1022 | 48.8 | 0.99 (0.8–1.2) | 0.96 | |
Occupation | Small business | 641 | 89.7 | 1 | 640 | 45.6 | 1 | ||
Public servant | 287 | 92.7 | 1.45 (0.8–2.4) | 0.15 | 285 | 54.7 | 1.44 (1.1–1.9) | 0.01 | |
Housewife | 130 | 89.2 | 0.95 (0.5–1.7) | 0.87 | 131 | 46.6 | 1.03 (0.7–1.5) | 0.84 | |
Student | 81 | 95.1 | 2.2 (0.8–6.2) | 0.13 | 80 | 47.5 | 1.07 (0.7–1.7) | 0.75 | |
Having a window screen | No | 1538 | 90.2 | 1 | 1526 | 49.0 | 1 | ||
Yes | 82 | 97.6 | 4.3 (1.1–17.7) | 0.04 | 82 | 42.7 | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.26 |