Table 2.

Non-adjusted and adjusted logistic regression estimates of the uptake of the MDA against each potential predictor variable.

Factor	Proportion	Crude Odds ratio (95% Confidence interval)	p-value	Adjusted Odds ratio (95% Confidence interval)	p-value
Age	–	0.961 (0.948–0.975)	<0.001	0.979 (0.963–0.995)	0.010
Sex
Male	0.35	1(ref)
Female	0.65	1.459 (1.092–1.948)	0.011	—	–
Marital status
Unmarried	0.36	1(ref)		1(ref)
Married	0.64	0.473 (0.353–0.634)	<0.001	0.620 (0.438–0.878)	0.007
Education level
Primary	0.28	1(ref)
Secondary	0.56	1.313 (0.956–1.802)	0.092
Tertiary	0.15	0.713 (0.458–1.110)	0.134	—	–
Employment status
Unemployed	0.48	1(ref)		1(ref)
Employed	0.52	0.473 (0.331–0.580)	<0.001	0.587 (0.428–0.804)	0.001
Years lived in Ng’ombe township	–	0.99 (0.976–1.004)	0.145	—	–
Hearing of MDA before 2018
No	0.02	1(ref)
Yes	0.98	2.641 (0.961–7.261)	0.060	—	–
Delivery mode
Central location	0.637	1(Ref)
Door-to-door	0.131	1.279 (0.882–1.856)	0.194	—	–
Prior knowledge of the occurrence of the MDA
No	0.32	1(ref)		1(ref)
Yes	0.68	3.061 (2.240–4.186)	<0.001	2.892 (2.071–4.038)	<0.001
Use of incentives like snacks during the MDA
No	0.21	1(ref)		1(ref)
Yes	0.79	2.418 (1.692–3.457)	<0.001	1.926 (1.302––2.850)	0.001