A household-based survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards dengue fever among local urban communities in Taiz Governorate, Yemen

Table 5 Analysis of socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitudes associated with poor practices

Variable	Poor practices
Variable	N	n (%)	OR (95 % CI)	P value
Age (years)
> 50	35	15 (42.9)	Reference
30-50	177	90 (50.8)	1.4 (0.66–2.87)	0.389
< 30	142	61 (43.0)	1.0 (0.48–2.12)	0.991
Sex
Female	186	93 (50.0)	Reference
Male	197	88 (44.7)	0.8 (0.54–1.21)	0.296
Education
University	144	64 (44.4)	Reference
Secondary school	96	44 (45.8)	1.0 (0.59–1.82)	0.908
Primary school	56	30 (53.6)	1.2 (0.58–2.32)	0.667
Uneducated	65	35 (53.8)	1.3 (0.67–2.54)	0.436
Paid job
Yes	75	30 (40.0)	Reference
No	125	47 (37.6)	0.9 (0.50–1.63)	0.736
Knowledge of signs and symptoms
Good	316	139 (44.0)	Reference
Poor	67	42 (62.7)	2.1 (1.24–3.68)	0.005
Knowledge of transmission
Good	323	158 (48.9)	Reference
Poor	60	23 (38.3)	0.7 (0.37–1.14)	0.132
Knowledge of vector*
Good	272	118 (43.4)	Reference
Poor	52	32 (61.5)	2.1 (1.14–3.84)	0.016
Attitudes
Positive	339	157 (46.3)	Reference
Negative	44	24 (54.5)	1.4 (0.74–2.61)	0.303

Scores ≤ the half of total scores were considered poor or negative; *identified as an independent predictor of poor practices using multivariable analysis (Adjusted OR = 2.1, 95 % CI = 1.14–3.84; P = 0.018)

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