Table 7.
Logistic regression analysis of selected variables with practice of communities on trachoma in two rural districts of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 194).
| Variables | Practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | |||
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently in union | 33 (47.8) | 79 (63.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Currently not in union | 36 (52.2) | 46 (36.8) | 1.87 (1.03–3.40) ∗ | 1.71 (0.88–3.23) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Illiterate | 52 (75.4) | 103 (82.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Literate | 17 (24.6) | 22 (17.6) | 1.53 (0.75–3.13) | 1.01 (0.43–2.40) |
| Occupation | ||||
| House wife | 61 (88.4) | 119 (95.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 8 (11.6) | 6 (4.8) | 2.60 (0.86–7.83) | 2.10 (0.57–7.64) |
| Availability of radio/television in the household | ||||
| Yes | 18 (26.1) | 13 (10.4) | 3.04 (1.39–6.68) ∗∗ | 2.20 (0.93–5.20) |
| No | 51 (73.9) | 112 (89.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Time taken to fetch water from its source | ||||
| ≤30 | 57 (82.6) | 94 (75.2) | 1.57 (0.75–3.29) | 0.97 (0.40–2.40) |
| >30 minutes | 12 (17.4) | 31 (24.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Access to sustainable sufficient water supply | ||||
| Yes | 63 (91.3) | 104 (83.2) | 2.12 (0.81–5.54) | 2.02 (0.66–6.18) |
| No | 6 (8.7) | 21 (16.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Ever received health education about trachoma | ||||
| Yes | 60 (87) | 2.59 (1.16–5.78) ∗ | 1.55 (0.63–3.83) | |
| No | 9 (13) | 1 | 1 | |
| Total score of knowledge on trachoma | ||||
| Good | 22 (31.9) | 73 (58.4) | 3.0 (1.62–5.57) ∗∗ | 2.86 (1.46–5.62) ∗∗ |
| Poor | 47 (68.1) | 52 (41.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Total score of attitudes on trachoma | ||||
| Good | 30 (43.5) | 68 (54.4) | 1.55 (0.86–2.80) | 1.51 (0.79–2.87) |
| Poor | 39 (56.5) | 57 (45.6) | 1 | 1 |
∗Statistically significant at 0.05<p < 0.01. ∗∗Statistically significant at 0.01<p < 0.001. ∗∗∗Statistically significant at p < 0.001.