Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression determinants of knowledge of sickle cell disease in Alebtong district, Northern Uganda

Variables	Relative Risk Ratio	P > z	[95% CI]
Poor (base outcome)
Fair
Sex
Male (ref.)	1.00
Female	0.61	0.08	[0.35–1.06]
Residence
Rural (ref.)	1.00
Urban	0.53	0.02	[0.31–0.90]
Commonest health information channel
Radio (ref.)	1.00
Community announcer	0.51	0.04	[0.26–0.98]
Television	2034447.00	1.00	[0.00-]
Internet/Telephone	2.22	0.47	[0.25–19.46]
Health providers	0.99	0.98	[0.49–2.02]
Other	0.98	0.96	[0.42–2.29]
Listening to radio
Almost every day (ref.)	1.00
At least once a week	1.42	0.31	[0.72–2.78]
Less than once a week	1.56	0.43	[0.52–4.67]
Not at all	0.94	0.86	[0.49–1.82]
Watching television
Almost every day (ref.)	1.00
At least once a week	1.52	0.77	[0.09–24.43]
Less than once a week	0.62	0.72	[0.05–8.17]
Not at all	0.58	0.65	[0.05–6.12]
Good
Sex
Male (ref.)	1.00
Female	1.08	0.81	[0.57–2.04]
Residence
Rural (ref.)	1.00
Urban	0.37	0.00	[0.20–0.67]
Commonest health information channel
Radio (ref.)	1.00
Community announcer	0.35	0.02	[0.15–0.85]
Television	2.05	1.00	[0.00-.]
Internet/Telephone	0.00	0.99	[0.00-.]
Health providers	4.35	0.00	[2.09–9.03]
Other	0.78	0.63	[0.27–2.20]
Listening to radio
Almost every day (ref.)	1.00
At least once a week	0.49	0.07	[0.23–1.06]
Less than once a week	1.10	0.87	[0.34–3.53]
Not at all	0.40	0.02	[0.19–0.85]
Watching television
Almost every day (ref.)	1.00
At least once a week	3.00	0.52	[0.10-87.24]
Less than once a week	3.30	0.46	[0.14–76.72]
Not at all	1.38	0.83	[0.07–26.90]