Table 4 Factors associated with good practice to prevent malaria among seasonal migrant farmworkers in Metema and West Armacheho districts, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Practice | COR with 95%CI | AOR with 95%CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | |||
Age | ||||
13–20 | 46 | 198 | 0.53 (0.37–0.78) | 0.51 (0.33–0.80)* |
21–29 | 147 | 338 | 1 | 1 |
30–39 | 46 | 105 | 1.00 (0.97-o.68) | 0.74 (0.45–1.19) |
40–67 | 19 | 51 | 0.86 (0.49–1.50) | 1.19 (0.61–2.35) |
Level of education | ||||
Unable to read and write | 80 | 294 | 0.55 (0.31-o.82) | 0.74 (0.39–1.40) |
Able to read and write | 22 | 51 | 0.80 (0.42–1.53) | 0.7 (0.31–1.67) |
Primary | 122 | 284 | 0.80 (0.50–1.27) | 1.17 (0.66–2.81) |
Secondary and above | 34 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
Length of time living here in the current visit | ||||
< 2 months | 178 | 398 | 1.64 (1.21–2.22) | 1.93 (1.35–2.77)* |
> 2 months | 80 | 294 | 1 | 1 |
Using mass media as source of health information | ||||
Yes | 153 | 175 | 4.30 (3.18–5.82) | 1.64 (1.30–2.60)* |
No | 105 | 517 | 1 | 1 |
Using health workers as source of health information | ||||
Yes | 186 | 323 | 2.95 (2.16–4.02) | 1.06 (0.67–1.68) |
No | 72 | 369 | 1 | 1 |
Using friends as source of health information | ||||
Yes | 142 | 128 | 5.39 (3.95–7.36) | 2.55 (1.61–4.02)* |
No | 116 | 564 | 1 | 1 |
Using schools as source of health information | ||||
Yes | 61 | 84 | 2.24 (1.55–3.23) | 0.74 (0.44–1.36) |
No | 197 | 608 | 1 | 1 |
Knowledge | ||||
Good | 214 | 263 | 7.93 (5.54–11.36) | 6.62 (4.46–9.83)* |
Poor | 44 | 429 | 1 | 1 |
Attitude | ||||
Favorable | 68 | 92 | 2.33 (1.64–3.32) | 2.17 (1.40–3.37)* |
Un favorable | 190 | 600 | 1 | 1 |