Table 4.
Crude Odds ratio of knowing Lymphatic Filariasis (bivariate logistic regression)
| No | Independent Variables | Don’t know FL (%) | Know FL (%) | Crude Odds Ratio (COR) | 95% Confidence Interval | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refugee camp | ||||||
| Lolo (ref) | 246 (46.59) | 67 (12.69) | |||||
| Mbile | 192 (36.36) | 23 (4.36) | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0.73 | 0.002*** | |
| 2 | Sex | ||||||
| Female (ref) | 303 (57.39) | 48 (9.09) | |||||
| Male | 135 (25.57) | 42 (7.95) | 1.96 | 1.23 | 3.11 | 0.004*** | |
| 3 | Age | ||||||
| Youth (18–34) (ref) | 257 (50.57) | 59 (11.17) | |||||
| Adult (35–64) | 154 (29.17) | 29 (5.49) | 0.85 | 0.52 | 1.38 | 0.520 | |
| Elderly (≥ 65 years) | 17 (3.22) | 2 (0.38) | 0.53 | 0.11 | 2.36 | 0.408 | |
| 4 | Marital status | ||||||
| In a couple (ref) | 336 (63.64) | 69 (13.07) | |||||
| Not in a couple | 102 (19.32) | 21 (3.98) | 1.00 | 0.58 | 1.71 | 0.993 | |
| 5 | Household status | ||||||
| Member (ref) | 282 (53.41) | 45 (8.52) | |||||
| Head | 156 (29.55) | 45 (8.52) | 1.80 | 1.14 | 2.85 | 0.011** | |
| 6 | Household size | ||||||
| Small (0–3 persons) (ref) | 191 (36.17) | 29 (5.49) | |||||
| Medium (4–5 persons) | 91 (17.23) | 16 (3.03) | 1.15 | 0.59 | 2.23 | 0.663 | |
| Large (≥ 5 persons) | 156 (29.55) | 45 (8.52) | 1.89 | 1.13 | 3.17 | 0.014** | |
| 7 | Number of children | ||||||
| No | 60 (11.36) | 9 (1.70) | 0.7 | 0.33 | 1.46 | 0.345 | |
| Small (1–4 children) (ref) | 245 (46.40) | 53 (10.04) | |||||
| Large (≥ five children) | 133 (25.19) | 28 (5.30) | 1.03 | 0.63 | 1.69 | 0.889 | |
| 8 | Religion | ||||||
| Christians | 9 (1.70) | 2 (0.38) | 1.08 | 0.23 | 5.10 | 0.919 | |
| Muslims (ref) | 429 (81.25) | 88 (16.67) | |||||
| 10 | residence in the locality | ||||||
| Continuous (ref) | 257 (48.67) | 38 (7.20) | |||||
| No continuous | 181 (34.28) | 52 (9.85) | 1.94 | 1.22 | 3.07 | 0.005** | |
| 11 | Time in locality | ||||||
| Short (< 1 year) | 95 (17.99) | 20 (3.79) | 1.03 | 0.59 | 1.78 | 0.911 | |
| Medium (1–5 years) | 25 (4.73) | 10 (1.89) | 2.06 | 0.95 | 4.46 | 0.065* | |
| Long (> 5 years) (ref) | 318 (60.23) | 90 (17.05) | |||||
| 12 | Education | ||||||
| No (ref) | 314 (59.47) | 47 (8.90) | |||||
| Koranic | 108 (20.45) | 29 (5.49) | 1.79 | 1.07 | 2.99 | 0.025** | |
| Formal | 16 (3.03) | 14 (2.65) | 5.84 | 2.67 | 12.75 | 0.000*** | |
Source: Author (N = 528)
*** P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, *P < 0.1