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. 2016 Sep 28;10(9):e0005016. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005016

Table 3. Factors associated to low medium and high levels of knowledge, Armenia and Arauca.

  Low Medium High
VARIABLES 6.8th quantile 50th quantile 87.24th quantile
Years of education 0.14*** 0.04** 0
  (0.06–0.22) (0.01–0.07) (-0.03–0.03)
Age 0.06*** 0.03*** 0.02***
  (0.03–0.09) (0.02–0.04) (0.01–0.03)
Sex 0.07 -0.02 -0.05
  (-0.13–0.28) (-0.10–0.07) (-0.15–0.04)
Income: Less than 1 MS 0.34** 0.38*** 0.51***
  (0.02–0.67) (0.28–0.48) (0.40–0.62)
Income: 1–2 MS 0.47*** 0.39*** 0.51***
  (0.24–0.69) (0.28–0.49) (0.41–0.62)
Income 2–3 MS 0.17 0.15** 0.23***
  (-0.14–0.47) (0.02–0.28) (0.14–0.33)
income: 3–4 MS 0.47*** 0.14** 0.28***
  (0.14–0.80) (0.01–0.28) (0.11–0.45)
income: 4–5 MS 0.66** 0.34** 0.2
  (0.14–1.17) (0.03–0.64) (-0.13–0.52)
income: more than 5 MS 0.55** 0.21** 0.24*
  (0.09–1.01) (0.02–0.41) (-0.04–0.52)
Socioeconomic Stratum -0.03 -0.07** 0.02
  (-0.14–0.08) (-0.13–-0.00) (-0.05–0.08)
Number of workers per household -0.05 -0.02 0.02
  (-0.13–0.04) (-0.06–0.02) (-0.04–0.08)
Number of unemployed per household 0.17* 0.04 0
  (-0.01–0.34) (-0.05–0.13) (-0.10–0.10)
Number of habitants dedicated to housework per household -0.08 -0.11*** -0.08**
  (-0.19–0.04) (-0.15–-0.08) (-0.15–-0.01)
Number of women per household -0.02 0.02 0.03
  (-0.09–0.06) (-0.02–0.06) (-0.01–0.07)
Number of dengue cases per household 0.21*** 0.07** 0.02
  (0.12–0.31) (0.01–0.12) (-0.03–0.07)
Person who decide about: personal healthcare  
Men -0.08 -0.49 -0.38
  (-1.26–1.10) (-1.60–0.62) (-0.86–0.10)
Women -0.23 -0.57 -0.52**
  (-1.44–0.98) (-1.67–0.53) (-1.02–-0.01)
Both -0.34 -0.52 -0.51*
  (-1.46–0.79) (-1.59–0.56) (-1.03–0.02)
Person who decide about: family healthcare  
Men 0.80* 0.37* 0.41***
  (-0.03–1.62) (-0.00–0.75) (0.19–0.63)
Women 0.75 0.37** 0.41***
  (-0.15–1.64) (0.07–0.67) (0.26–0.56)
Both 0.87** 0.56*** 0.49***
  (0.10–1.63) (0.27–0.86) (0.32–0.67)
Person who decide about: Household chores  
Men -2.01 -0.27 0.45
  (-4.69–0.66) (-1.78–1.25) (-0.85–1.75)
Women -1.95 -0.35 0.36
  (-4.53–0.62) (-1.81–1.11) (-0.90–1.62)
Both -1.99 -0.3 0.48
  (-4.56–0.58) (-1.79–1.19) (-0.80–1.76)
High expenses in the household    
Men 0.14 0.24 0.06
  (-1.64–1.92) (-1.06–1.55) (-1.31–1.42)
Women 0.36 0.3 0.17
  (-1.47–2.19) (-0.99–1.58) (-1.20–1.54)
Both 0.48 0.28 0.04
  (-1.27–2.24) (-1.00–1.56) (-1.29–1.36)
Daily expenses in the household    
Men 1.06 1.14 0.1
  (-0.98–3.11) (-0.74–3.01) (-1.65–1.85)
Women 1.05 1.36 0.28
  (-1.01–3.11) (-0.52–3.24) (-1.44–2.00)
Both 1.07 1.21 0.25
  (-0.85–2.99) (-0.69–3.11) (-1.49–1.99)
Constant 0.56 2.31*** 3.98***
  (-1.12–2.24) (1.07–3.55) (2.91–5.05)
Observations 3725 3725 3725

Confidence interval in parentheses

*** p<0.01

** p<0.05

* p<0.

This regression estimates where controlled by effects due to number of inhabitants per household, numbers of years living in the neighborhood or dwelling, and, non-linear effects of years of education and age.