Table 4 Logistic regression for factors predicting agreement to participate in the MDA with PQ

Sex

 Female

Ref.

Ref.

 Male

1.07 [0.71–1.60]

1.06 [0.64–1.75]

Age (years)

 > 60

Ref.

Ref.

 51–60

1.19 [0.57–2.36]

1.20 [0.54–2.70]

 41–50

1.58 [0.78–3.20]

1.63 [0.70–3.81]

 31–40

1.07 [0.55–2.09]

1.25 [0.54–2.90]

 18–30

1.14 [0.57–2.26]

1.98 [0.76–5.18]

Religion

 Buddhism

Ref.

Ref.

 Islamism

0.92 [0.50–1.68]

0.46 [0.16–1.33]

Education level

 Illiterate

Ref.

Ref.

 Monastery education

0.43 [0.16–1.17]

0.50 [0.16–1.62]

 Primary

0.91 [0.43–1.90]

0.75 [0.31–1.82]

 Secondary and above

0.66 [0.31–1.39]

0.39 [0.15–1.02]

Occupation

 Unemployed/Government Officer/Housewife/student

Ref.

Ref.

 Merchant/general labor

1.41 [0.79–2.49]

1.87 [0.93–3.73]

 Farmers

1.15 [0.67–1.92]

1.23 [0.63–2.40]

Marital status

 Married

Ref.

Ref.

 Widow/divorced/separated

0.98 [0.51–1.90]

0.97 [0.42–2.20]

 Single

1.32 [0.61–2.87]

1.22 [0.49–3.01]

Experienced malaria infection

 No

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

1.32 [0.85–2.05]

1.45 [0.83–2.53]

Knowledge

 Correct in malaria cause

1.63 [1.09–2.46]

1.55 [0.95–2.54]

 Correct in malaria diagnosis

0.70 [0.46–1.06]

0.66 [0.40–1.09]

 Correct in malaria symptom

0.58 [0.35–0.96]

0.39 [0.20–0.74]

 Correct in malaria treatment

1.94 [1.08–3.47]

2.24 [0.98–5.11]

 Correct in malaria preventable

2.74 [1.69–4.46]

2.34 [1.26–4.35]

 Correct in malaria reinfection

1.73 [1.11–2.71]

1.04 [0.58–1.87]

 Correct in malaria curable

1.62 [1.08–2.44]

1.63 [0.96–2.77]

Perception level

 Low (0–24 scores)

Ref.

Ref.

 Moderate (25–33 scores)

0.94 [0.24–3.61]

0.94 [0.20–4.33]

 High (34–42 scores)

1.15 [0.29–4.54]

1.10 [0.23–5.32]

Study village (province)

 BN (Yala)

Ref.

Ref.

 BR (Yala)

0.79 [0.40–1.58]

0.79 [0.36–1.75]

 DY (Yala)

1.15 [0.55–2.44]

0.63 [0.26–1.52]

 KS (Yala)

0.39 [0.18–0.87]

0.72 [0.27–1.87]

 TY (Yala)

0.70 [0.33–1.48]

0.45 [0.18–1.09]

 KL (Narathiwat)

1.98 [0.99–3.96]

1.60 [0.72–3.57]

 SB (Narathiwat)

0.65 [0.32–1.32]

0.39 [0.12–1.21]