Table 6.
Logistic regression analysis of predictors of good practices toward prudent AMU and AMR.
| Univariable LR | Multivariable LR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Practice Level | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
| Poor (%) | Good (%) | |||||
| Age | ||||||
| 30–44 | 286 (87.20) | 42 (12.80) | 1.31 (0.63–2.71) | 0.641 | ||
| 45 and above | 153 (85.96) | 25 (14.04) | 1.45 (0.67–3.17) | |||
| 18–29 | 89 (89.90) | 10 (10.10) | Ref. | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 356 (83.57) | 70 (16.43) | 4.83 (2.18–10.73) | <0.000 | 3.36 (1.38–8.20) | 0.008 |
| Female | 172 (96.09) | 7 (3.91) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Primary education (1–5) | 60 (95.24) | 3 (4.76) | 0.53 (0.12–2.32) | 0.186 | 0.41 (0.09–2.01) | 0.17 |
| Lower secondary (6–8) | 86 (88.66) | 11 (11.34) | 1.36 (0.45–4.12) | 1.93 (0.58–6.46) | ||
| Secondary (9–10) | 136 (85.53) | 23 (14.47) | 1.79 (0.65–4.96) | 1.87 (0.59–5.93) | ||
| Higher secondary (11–12) | 150 (86.21) | 24 (13.79) | 1.70 (0.62–4.67) | 1.09 (0.34–3.53) | ||
| Tertiary education (>12) | 43 (79.63) | 11 (20.37) | 2.71 (0.88–8.40) | 1.92 (0.54–6.86) | ||
| No formal education | 53 (91.38) | 5 (8.62) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| District | ||||||
| Surkhet | 88 (97.78) | 2 (2.22) | 0.59 (0.08–4.32) | <0.000 | 0.63 (0.08–4.79) | <0.000 |
| Chitwan | 167 (87.43) | 24 (12.57) | 3.74 (0.85–16.34) | 1.83 (0.39–8.58) | ||
| Kathmandu | 79 (79.00) | 21 (21.00) | 6.91 (1.55–30.73) | 6.56 (0.38–31.16) | ||
| Kailali | 48 (68.57) | 22 (31.43) | 11.92 (2.66–53.40) | 13.30 (2.80–63.33) | ||
| Rupandehi | 94 (94.00) | 6 (6.00) | 1.66 (0.32–8.52) | 1.90 (0.34–10.63) | ||
| Syangja | 52 (96.30) | 2 (3.70) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Birds type | ||||||
| Broiler | 275 (87.30) | 40 (12.70) | 3.1 (1.35–7.08)) | <0.000 | 1.94 (0.79–4.78) | 0.003 |
| Layer | 104 (77.61) | 30 (22.39) | 6.14 (2.6–14.51) | 4.63 (1.75–12.25) | ||
| Backyard | 149 (95.51) | 7 (4.49) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Experience | ||||||
| 4 years and above | 275 (83.84) | 53 (16.16) | 2.03 (1.22–3.39) | 0.006 | 1.61 (0.89–2.90) | 0.114 |
| 0–3 years | 253 (91.34) | 24 (8.66) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
95% CI—95% Confidence interval; LR—logistic regression.