Table 3.
Association Between Knowledge of Leprosy and Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants in Fedis District, from July to August, 2019 (n=608)
| Variables | Category | Overall Knowledge Regarding Leprosy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low, N (%) | High (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Sex | Male | 127 (48.47) | 194 (56.07) | 1 | |
| Female | 135(51.53) | 152(43.93) | 0.73(0.53–1.01)* | 0.81(0.56–1.15) | |
| Age in years | 18–30 | 127 (48.47) | 175 (50.58) | 1 | |
| 31–45 | 123 (46.95) | 147(42.49) | 0.86(0.62–1.20) | ||
| >45 | 12 (4.58) | 24 (6.94) | 1.45(0.69–3.01) | ||
| Current marital status | Never married | 32 (12.21) | 50 (14.45) | 1 | |
| Married | 217 (82.82) | 278 (80.35) | 0.81(0 0.50–1.32) | ||
| Separated | 13 (4.96) | 18 (5.20) | 0.88(0.38–2.05) | ||
| Educational status | No formal education | 191(72.90) | 217(62.72) | 1 | |
| Grade 1–8 | 46 (17.56) | 81 (23.41) | 1.54(1.02–2.33)* | 1.68(1.09–2.58)** | |
| Secondary & above | 25 (9.54) | 48 (13.87) | 1.68(1.00–2.84)* | 0.39(0.13–1.18) | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 189 (72.14) | 246 (71.10) | 1 | |
| Housewife | 44 (16.79) | 41(11.85) | 0.71(0.44–1.14)* | 0.75(0.45–1.24)⁎ | |
| Merchant | 10 (3.82) | 10 (2.89) | 0.76(0 0.31–1.88) | 0.63(0.24–1.62) | |
| Government Employee | 12 (4.58) | 47 (13.58) | 3.00(1.55–5.83)* | 7.56(2.23–5.63)** | |
| Others | 7 (2.67) | 2 (0.58) | 0.21(0.04–1.06)* | 0.81(0 0.14–4.75) | |
| Residence | Rural | 191 (72.90) | 265(76.59) | 1 | |
| Urban | 71 (27.10) | 81 (23.41) | 0.82(0.56–1.18) | ||
Notes: Statistically significant difference* (P<0.25), ** (P<0.05).
Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.