TABLE 1—
Associations Between Socioeconomic Factors and Knowledge of the Community Emergency Plan: San Marcos, Guatemala, 2008–2009
| Characteristic | No. of Mothers Knowing CEP (%) | OR (95% CI) | P | AOR (95% CI) | P |
| Municipality | |||||
| Comitancillo | 664 (55.2) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| San Lorenzo | 282 (70.1) | 1.90 (1.50, 2.43) | <.001 | 1.39 (0.98, 1.97) | .07 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Ladino | 83 (76.9) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Indigenous | 862 (57.8) | 0.43 (0.27, 0.67) | <.001 | 0.78 (0.50, 1.33) | .36 |
| Language at home | |||||
| Mam only (Ref) | 681 (55.5) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Spanish | 176 (72.1) | 2.07 (1.53, 2.80) | <.001 | 1.26 (0.98, 1.64) | .07 |
| Mother literate | |||||
| Yes | 665 (63.4) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| No | 176 (50.5) | 0.80 (0.73, 0.87) | <.001 | 0.83 (0.48, 1.49) | .57 |
| Mother’s education | |||||
| None | 228 (50.2) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Elementary | 537 (62.6) | 1.66 (1.32, 2.09) | <.001 | 1.28 (0.70, 2.34) | .43 |
| > elementary | 181 (62.0) | 1.62 (1.19, 2.18) | .002 | 1.33 (0.82, 2.17) | .25 |
| Previous death of child | |||||
| No | 889 (60.3) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Yes | 57 (43.8) | 0.51 (0.36, 0.74) | <.001 | 0.57 (0.38, 0.86) | .007 |
| Possess phone | |||||
| Yes | 735 (61.1) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| No | 211 (52.6) | 0.71 (0.56, 0.88) | .003 | 0.84 (0.64, 1.10) | .2 |
| Overcrowding | |||||
| No | 499 (60.7) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Yes | 447 (57.2) | 0.86 (0.71, 1.03) | .15 | 1.02 (0.81, 1.30) | .81 |
| Someone to look after family in emergency | |||||
| No | 258 (64.5) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Yes | 688 (57.1) | 0.88 (0.81, 0.97) | .01 | 0.63 (0.48, 0.82) | .001 |
| Employment status of head of household | |||||
| Farmer (Ref) | 102 (48.6) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Laborer | 554 (60.5) | 1.62 (1.20, 2.19) | .002 | 2.13 (1.50, 3.02) | .001 |
| Self-employed | 77 (59.7) | 1.57 (1.01, 2.44) | .04 | 1.30 (0.79, 2.14) | .3 |
| Other | 192 (60.4) | 1.61 (1.14, 2.29) | .008 | 1.67 (1.11, 2.52) | .01 |
| Access to transport | |||||
| None | 685 (58.7) | 1.00 (Ref) | |||
| Bike or motorcycle | 193 (58.5) | 0.99 (0.77, 1.27) | .95 | ||
| Car or pickup truck | 68 (63.6) | 1.22 (0.81, 1.85) | .33 | ||
| Asset indexa | |||||
| Score 0–1 | 539 (55.6) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | ||
| Score 2–3 | 407 (64.1) | 1.42 (1.15, 1.75) | .001 | 1.39 (1.08, 1.79) | .01 |
| Distance from town: 1 km closer | 1.06 (1.03, 1.08) | <.001 | 01.02 (0.99, 1.06) | .16 |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CEP = Community Emergency Plan; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Mam is the local Mayan language.
a
Based on radio, TV, or refrigerator ownership.