Table 4 Knowledge aspects, perception and risk factors associated with bat exposure among persons living near bat roosting sites in Bundibugyo district
Variable | Exposure | X2 (p-value) | aOR (95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 170) | Yes (n = 214) | ||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 89(51.7) | 83(48.3) | 1.0 | ||
Male | 81(38.2) | 131(61.8) | 7.1 (0.008) | 1.6(1.0, 2.4) | 0.038 |
Area setting | |||||
Rural | 131(51.4) | 124(48.6) | 1.0 | ||
Urban | 39(30.2) | 90(69.8) | 15.5 (< 0.001) | 1.9(1.2, 3.1) | 0.010 |
Occupation | |||||
Farmer | 106(45.9) | 125(54.1) | 1.0 | ||
Hunter | 1(5.0) | 19(95.0) | 13.2 (0.007) | 10.9(1.4, 87.6) | 0.024 |
Others | 63(47.4) | 70(52.6) | 13.2 (0.785) | 0.8(0.6, 1.4) | 0.551 |
Knowledge | |||||
Poor | 107(50.5) | 105(49.5) | |||
Good | 63(36.6) | 109(63.4) | 6.6 (0.007) | ||
Perception | |||||
Negative | 129(53.3) | 41(29.1) | |||
Positive | 113(46.7) | 100(70.9) | 21.2 (< 0.001) | ||
Bat borne diseases known | |||||
Good | 106(62.4) | 64(37.7) | 1.0 | ||
Poor | 149(69.6) | 65(30.4) | 6.4 (0.134) | 0.6(0.4, 0.9) | 0.019 |
Measures put in place to keep bats borne diseases | |||||
Poor | 54(31.8) | 98(45.8) | 1.0 | ||
Good | 116(68.2) | 116(54.2) | 15.8 (0.005) | 0.7(0.4, 1.1) | 0.112 |
Bats are important for economic status | |||||
Negative | 153(90.0) | 145(67.8) | |||
Positive | 17(10.0) | 69(32.2) | 28.5 (< 0.001) | ||
Bat guano is safe to use as fertilizer | |||||
Negative | 162(46.3) | 188(76.3) | 1.0 | ||
Positive | 8(23.5) | 26(53.7) | 63.3 (0.011) | 2.5(1.0, 5.9) | 0.045 |
I feel safe to enter an area that has bats | |||||
Negative | 163(50.0) | 163(87.9) | |||
Positive | 7(50.0) | 51(12.1) | 31.9 (< 0.001) | ||