Table 6.
Results of binary logistics regression (odds ratio [OR]) showing effects of background variables on indexes of knowledge, preventive attitude, and practices related to kala-azar in the Madhepura district, 2014
| Variables | Categories | Knowledge index | Preventive attitude index | Practices index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Sex | Male* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Female | 0.928 | 0.541–1.592 | 1.430 | 0.796–2.571 | 0.776 | 0.448–1.343 | |
| Age group | ≤ 29* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30–40 | 1.307 | 0.670–2.550 | 0.938 | 0.458–1.922 | 0.513 | 0.263–0.999 | |
| 41–59 | 1.461 | 0.717–2.977 | 1.113 | 0.518–2.393 | 0.554 | 0.273–1.124 | |
| 60+ | 1.564 | 0.743–3.296 | 1.475 | 0.658–3.306 | 0.550 | 0.262–1.153 | |
| Caste | SC/ST* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Non-SC/ST | 0.741 | 0.423–1.299 | 1.400 | 0.755–2.594 | 1.193 | 0.675–2.106 | |
| Literacy | Illiterate* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Literate | 1.697 | 0.970–2.969 | 2.719 | 1.469–5.032 | 1.089 | 0.614–1.930 | |
| Occupation | Not working* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Agriculture | 3.772 | 1.597–8.906 | 4.869 | 1.987–11.932 | 0.453 | 0.215–0.955 | |
| Nonagriculture | 4.023 | 1.670–9.681 | 2.699 | 1.085–6.709 | 0.662 | 0.309–1.419 | |
| Below poverty line card | Yes* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No | 1.170 | 0.627–2.184 | 0.982 | 0.502–1.922 | 0.845 | 0.448–1.591 | |
| House type | Kaccha* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Semi-pucca/pucca | 1.318 | 0.789–2.200 | 2.556 | 1.450–4.505 | 0.534 | 0.314–0.910 | |
| HH ever had a case of kala-azar | Yes* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No | 0.959 | 0.569–1.618 | 0.502 | 0.284–0.889 | 0.877 | 0.516–1.489 | |
| Knowledge index | Not good* | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Good | – | – | 3.006 | 1.769–5.106 | 1.004 | 0.607–1.662 | |
| Constant | – | 0.172 | – | 0.071 | – | 2.227 | – |
CI = confidence interval; SC/ST = scheduled caste/scheduled tribe. Dependent variable: knowledge: not good (0) and good (1); preventive attitude: negative (0) and positive (1); practice: poor (0) and good (1).
*
Reference Category