Table 5.
Results of logistic regression analyses of respondents’ knowledge on cholera by sociodemographic, attitudinal and practice-related characteristics
| Characteristics |
Models |
|
|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|
Sociodemographic | ||
|
Sex | ||
| Male |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Female |
0.75 (0.64-0.89)** |
0.74 (0.62-0.87)* |
|
Education | ||
| No education |
1.49 (1.25-1.78)** |
|
| Primary education |
1.31 (1.07-1.61)* |
|
| Secondary and higher |
1.00 |
|
|
Occupation | ||
| Nonworking respondents |
0.91 (0.75-1.11) |
|
| Independent earners |
1.27 (1.03-1.56)* |
|
| Nonindependent earners |
1.00 |
|
|
Monthly expenditure in taka | ||
| ≤7000 (≤88 US$) |
1.33 (1.11-1.59)* |
1.31 (1.09-1.58)* |
| 7001-9600 (88.1-120 US$) |
1.20 (1.00-1.44)* |
1.19 (0.99-1.43) |
| >9600 (>120 US$) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Positive attitude toward cholera, its prevention and cholera vaccine | ||
| Less positive (score equal to or greater than 5) |
4.83 (2.66-8.76)** |
4.92 (2.71-8.94)** |
| Highly positive (score equal to or less than 4) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Cholera-prevention practices | ||
| Poor practice |
5.49 (4.63-6.52)** |
|
| Good practice | 1.00 | |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.