Table 5.
Association of respondents' socio-demographic characteristics with respondents' overall knowledge of TBL, Dubti and Amibara districts, Afar Region, north east Ethiopia, May 2009
| Characteristic | Overall knowledge of TBL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, No(%) | Low, No(%) | Crude OR(95%, CI) | Adjusted OR(95%, CI) | |
| District: | ||||
| Dubti | 343 (88.4) | 45 (11.6) | Reference | Reference |
| Amibara | 361 (87.2) | 53 (12.8) | 0. 89 (0.31-2.59) | 0.98(0.35- 2.74) |
| Gender: | ||||
| Female | 294 (83.8) | 57 (16.2) | Reference | Reference |
| Male | 410 (90.9) | 41 (9.1) | 1.94(1.45- 2.56) | 1.82 (1.32-2.51) |
| Age (years): | ||||
| 18-29 | 174 (84.5) | 32 (15.5) | Reference | Reference |
| 30-44 | 357 (87.5) | 51 (12.5) | 1.29 (0.65- 2.57) | 1.36 (0.72- 2.57) |
| 45-59 | 138 (92.0) | 12 (8.0) | 2.12 (1.05- 4.25) | 2.19 (1.12 - 4.28) |
| 60+ | 35 (92.1) | 3 (7.9) | 2.15 (0.49- 9.44) | 2.13 (0.55- 8.35) |
| Occupation: | ||||
| Pastoralist | 505 (87.7) | 71 (12.3) | Reference | Reference |
| Agro-pastoralist | 199(88.1) | 27 (12.0) | 1.04 (0.45-2.37) | 1.01 (0.49 - 2.15) |
| Educational status: | ||||
| Illiterate | 646 (87.4) | 93 (12.6) | Reference | Reference |
| Literate | 58 (92.1) | 5 (7.9) | 1.67 (0.81-3.44) | 1.64 (0.87 -3.12) |
| Marital status: | ||||
| Married | 663 (88.2) | 89 (11.8) | Reference | Reference |
| Other | 40 (83.3) | 8 (16.7) | 0.67 (0.22 -2.07) | 0.64 (0.21 - 1.93) |