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. 2021 Aug 26;6(3):157. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed6030157

Table 5.

Determinants of recommended behaviour.

Variable OR 95% CI p aOR 95% CI p
Age of the responder
6–18 y 1
18–49 y 1.03 0.59–1.78 0.926
50–64 y 1.15 0.64–2.07 0.642
65 y and above 1.02 0.50–2.07 0.952
Gender of the responder
F 1
M 1.13 0.93–1.38 0.229
Education of the responder
Illiterate 1
Primary school 0.98 0.61–1.57 0.928 0.37 0.13–1.04 0.059
Secondary school 1.38 0.90–2.11 0.135 0.58 0.22–1.52 0.27
University 1.90 1.19–3.03 0.007 1.03 0.38–2.83 0.95
Religion of the responder
Protestant 1
Catholic 1.14 0.90–1.46 0.277 1.56 1.09–2.25 0.016
Evangelical Christian 0.86 0.66–1.13 0.292 0.80 0.51–1.24 0.313
Kimbanguist 2.01 1.07–3.78 0.030 2.12 0.92–4.89 0.077
Muslim 0.70 0.43–1.14 0.149 0.76 0.37–1.53 0.438
African religion 1.66 0.41–6.72 0.475 10.50 0.88–125.11 0.063
Atheist 1.66 0.33–8.32 0.535 0.61 0.05–7.68 0.703
Size of the household
˂6 members 1
6–10 members 0.97 0.78–1.20 0.746 0.81 0.58–1.12 0.204
≥10 members 0.84 0.62–1.15 0.283 0.60 0.37–0.98 0.042
Informed about antimalarials
No 1
Yes 1.06 0.87–1.30 0.544
Know antimalarials
No 1
Yes 1.58 1.19–2.09 0.001 1.37 0.98–1.92 0.067
Source of information on antimalarials
Medical staff 1
Media 1.10 0.83–1.48 0.503 1.19 0.84–1.71 0.33
CHW 0.74 0.49–1.11 0.147 0.69 0.42–1.14 0.148
Relatives 0.75 0.46–1.24 0.264 0.67 0.35–1.28 0.223
Pharmacy 0.78 0.07–8.69 0.842 1.02 0.09–12.25 0.985
Other 1.25 0.57–2.73 0.572 1.25 0.46–3.40 0.66

CHW = Community health worker.