Table 4 Multivariable linear regression modelling parameters for the acceptability of school-based PLEA-malaria among peer educators in primary schools, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2017–2019, (N = 404)
Variables | Unstandardized coeffs. (β) | Standardized coeffs. (β) | 95% CI for β | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 0.449 | 0.264 | (0.266, 0.632) | 0.000 |
Gender | 0.545 | 0.069 | (− 0.131, 1.220) | 0.114 |
Grade level | 0.215 | 0.045 | (− 0.207, 0.637) | 0.318 |
GPA (latest semester) | 0.041 | 0.106 | (0.008, 0.074) | 0.015 |
Religion | − 0.466 | − 0.076 | (− 1.062, 0.130 | 0.125 |
Ethnicity | 0.378 | 0.053 | (− 0.325, 1.080) | 0.291 |
Frequency of parent student and communication | − 0.747 | − 0.149 | (− 1.201, − 0.293) | 0.001 |
Frequency of peer education | 1.801 | 0.232 | (1.087, 2.514) | 0.000 |
Parental readiness to malaria education | 1.420 | 0.184 | (0.711, 2.130) | 0.000 |
Number of ITN in the household | − 0.658 | − 0.111 | (− 1.182, − 0.135) | 0.014 |
ITN utilization | 0.529 | 0.066 | (− 0.196, 1.255) | 0.152 |
Self-efficacy on PLEA-malaria | 0.219 | 0.187 | (0.101, 0.336) | 0.000 |
Perceived severity of malaria | 0.025 | 0.019 | (− 0.097, 0.146) | 0.691 |
Perceived malaria risk | − 0.010 | − 0.009 | (− 0.138, 0.118) | 0.876 |
Peer education team spirit | 0.102 | 0.141 | (0.027, 0.177) | 0.008 |
Knowledge about malaria | − 0.045 | − 0.040 | (− 0.146, 0.056) | 0.382 |
Attitude towards malaria preventive measures | − 0.071 | − 0.079 | (− 0.160, 0.019) | 0.120 |