Table 3.
Predictors for disease knowledge in the Volta and Northern Regions
| VOLTA REGION | NORTHERN REGION | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | n/N (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Predictors | n/N (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
| IDENTIFYING MOSQUITOS AS MALARIA VECTORS | IDENTIFYING MOSQUITOS AS MALARIA VECTORS | ||||||
| Receiving malaria messages (any source) | Receiving malaria messages from neighbours | ||||||
| No | 79/95 (86.3) | 1 | 0.01 | No | 292/333 (85.5) | 1 | 0.05 |
| Yes | 566/576 (98.8) | 15.6 (3.2, 75.9) | Yes | 238/242 (99.0) | 16.2 (0.9, 268) | ||
| IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE MALARIA | IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE MALARIA | ||||||
| Receiving malaria messages from friends | Receiving malaria messages from CBA | ||||||
| No | 121/553 (21.2) | 1 | 0.01 | No | 154/532 (25.5) | 1.0 | 0.04 |
| Yes | 2/23 (0.5) | 0.01 (0.001, 0.1) | Yes | 22/43 (50.6) | 1.8 (1.0, 3.3) | ||
| Receiving malaria messages from family | |||||||
| No | 140/415 (32.9) | 1.0 | 0.04 | ||||
| Yes | 36/160 (17.3) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) | |||||
| Receiving malaria messages from radio | |||||||
| No | 52/321 (13.4) | 1.0 | 0.04 | ||||
| Yes | 124/254 (45.5) | 4.3 (1.0, 17.6) | |||||
| IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 CAUSES OF DIARRHOEA TRANSMISSION | IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 CAUSES OF DIARRHOEA TRANSMISSION | ||||||
| Receiving diarrhoea messages from CBA | |||||||
| No | 262/458 (52.6) | 1.0 | 0.02 | ||||
| Yes | 26/33 (76.5) | 4.7 (1.4, 15.5) | |||||
| Receiving diarrhoea messages from friends | |||||||
| No | 189/375 (47.3) | 1.0 | 0.008 | ||||
| Yes | 99/116 (81.6) | 6.9 (2.6, 18.3) | |||||
| Receiving diarrhoea messages from radio | |||||||
| No | 145/300 (43.1) | 1.0 | 0.009 | ||||
| Yes | 143/191 (72.9) | 4.5 (2.0, 10.2) | |||||
| IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE DIARRHOEA | IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE DIARRHOEA | ||||||
| Receiving diarrhoea messages from CHPS | Receiving diarrhoea messages from neighbours | 0.05 | |||||
| No | 97/389 (25.7) | 1 | 0.02 | No | 120/283 (35.5) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 56/107 (44.7) | 3.6 (1.4, 9.0) | Yes | 144/208 (69.8) | 3.3 (0.9, 11.4) | ||
| IDENTIFYING MICROORGANISM (INFECTIONS) AS ARI CAUSE | IDENTIFYING MICROORGANISM (INFECTIONS) AS ARI CAUSE | ||||||
| Receiving ARI messages from hospital | Receiving ARI messages from friends | ||||||
| No | 64/269 (30.1) | 1 | 0.01 | No | 75/303 (29.1) | 1 | 0.05 |
| Yes | 12/78 (14.8) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.6) | Yes | 77/116 (58.5) | 9.1 (4.4, 18.6) | ||
| Receiving ARI messages from leaflets | Receiving ARI messages from posters | ||||||
| No | 74/344 (27.1) | 1 | 0.002 | No | 147/393 (38.6) | 1 | 0.05 |
| Yes | 2/3 (75.0) | 19.4 (7.4, 50.7) | Yes | 5/8 (70.8) | 8.5 (0.9, 76.9) | ||
| IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE PNEUMONIA | IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE PNEUMONIA | ||||||
| Receiving ARI messages from TV | Receiving ARI messages from CBA | ||||||
| No | 35/312 (6.8) | 1 | 0.02 | No | 127/380 (32.9) | 1.0 | 0.01 |
| Yes | 5/35 (48.1) | 9.4 (1.9, 45.6) | Yes | 15/21 (69.3) | 7.7 (2.2, 26.5) | ||
| Receiving ARI messages from friends | |||||||
| No | 81/303 (26.8) | 1.0 | 0.006 | ||||
| Yes | 61/98 (62.3) | 5.3 (2.4, 11.6) | |||||