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. 2021 Apr 7;21:664. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10687-y

Table 7.

Crude and adjusted OR in the logistic regression model

Risk factors Crude OR CI 95% P value Adjusted OR CI 95% P value
Gender
 Male 1 1
 Female 0.68 0.39–1.2 0.176 1.58 0.81–3.06 0.18
Age group
 16–30 years old 1 1
 31–45 years old 0.311 0.15–0.65 0.002 0.43 0.19–0.95 0.038
 46–60 years old 0.284 0.13–0.63 0.002 0.38 0.15–0.91 0.031
 Above 60 years old 0.021 0.003–0.16 < 0.001 0.05 0.01–0.39 0.005
Education
 High school and lower 1
 College and higher 2.48 1.4–4.4 0.002
Marital status
 Single 1
 Married 0.24 0.12–0.48 < 0.001
Occupation
 Office workers 1
 Farmer 0.38 0.12–1.24 0.11
 Pupil/Student 2.77 1.19–6.43 0.018
 Unemployed 0.15 0.03–0.75 0.021
 Retired 0.13 0.03–0.64 0.012
 Other 1.4 0.63–3.1 0.4
Average income 1.1 1.04–1.17 < 0.001
Having chronic diseases
 Yes 1
 No 0.38 0.17–0.84 0.017
Living district
 Central urban 1 1
 Peripheral 1.26 0.64–2.47 0.49 1.35 0.64–2.84 0.43
 Peri-urban 0.2 0.09–0.44 < 0.001 0.31 0.13–0.75 0.01
Area of living 0.99 0.99–1 0.074
Livestock keeping
 Yes 1
 No 0.41 0.1–1.65 0.21
Storing water in the tank without lid
 Yes 1
 No 0.32 0.06–1.6 0.166
Storing water in the buckets/barrels
 Yes 1
 No 0.74 0.3–1.8 0.5
Knowledge score 1.21 1.09–1.35 < 0.001 1.1 0.97–1.26 0.15
Attitude score 1.47 1.15–1.89 0.002 1.15 0.82–1.6 0.42
Practice score 1.05 0.94–1.18 0.415 0.97 0.84–1.13 0.71

* Using unweighted score, the final model identified the same independent variables as significant with unchanged adjusted OR