Table 5. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis for malaria prevention practice and associated factors among households in Hawassa City, South Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable		Malaria prevention practice
		Good		Poor
		No.	(%)	No.	(%)	COR (95% Cl)	AOR (95% Cl)
Sex
	Male	127	50.0	127	50.0	1	1
	Female	190	57.6	140	42.4	1.4(0.97, 1.9)	1.33(0.87, 2.03)
Age
	≤24	39	39.4	60	60.6	0.66(0.38–1.14)	0.53(0.25–1.12)
	25–34	146	61.6	91	38.4	1.63(1.03–2.58)	1.22(0.65–2.29)
	35–44	78	56.1	61	43.9	1.30(0.78–2.15)	1.02(0.53–1.96)
	≥45	54	49.5	55	50.5	1	1
Address
		Urban	246	59.3	169	(40.7)	2.01(1.4, 2.88)	1.95(1.17, 3.24)**
		Rural	71	42.0	98	(58.0)	1	1
Educational status
		No formal education	18	26.5	50	(73.5)	1	1
		Primary Completed	77	42.1	106	(57.9)	2.02(1.09, 3.7)	1.81(0.83, 3.95)
		Secondary Completed	131	66.5	66	(33.5)	5.51(3.09, 9.9)	5.02(2.24, 12.03)***
		Tertiary Completed	91	69.9	45	29.1	5.61(2.94,10.72)	7.27(2.84,18.55)***
Household monthly income
		≤ 1000 ETB	78	(43.3)	102	(56.7)	1	1
		1001–2575 ETB	98	(54.1)	83	(45.9)	1.5(1.02, 2.3)	1.02(0.59, 1.76)
		> 2575 ETB	141	(63.2)	82	(36.8)	2.2(1.5, 3.4)	1.57(0.94, 2.61)
Attitude towards malaria
		Negative	58	(23.4)	190	(76.6)	1	1
		Positive	259	(77.1)	77	(22.9)	11.02(7.5, 16.3)	8.20(5.31, 12.68)**
Knowledge about malaria
		Poor	82	(38.9)	129	(61.1)	1	1
		Good	235	(63.0)	138	(37.0)	2.6(1.8, 3.7)	2.81(1.78, 4.44)***
Occupational status
		Employed	249	60.3	164	39.7	2.3(1.58–3.31)	0.73(0.41–1.30)
		Non-employed	68	39.8	103	60.2	1	1

NB; ETB-Ethiopian Birr(1ETB = 0.0308$)

* P-value < 0.05

** P-value < 0.01

*** P-value < 0.001 was statistically significant, 1 = Reference.