Table 4.
Factors associated with good rabies prevention practices among household head in Bure Zuria district, Amhara, Ethiopia, Jun 01–30/2020.
| Variables | Prevention practices rabies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
| Do you have dog | ||||
| No | 24 (27.9%) | 62 (72.1%) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 240 (45.9%) | 283 (54.1%) | 2.19 (1.33–3.62) | 2.92 (1.62–5.26) |
| Source of information | ||||
| Health professionals | 88 (59.1%) | 61 (40.9%) | 1 | 1 |
| Friends | 21 (31.8%) | 45 (68.2%) | 0.32 (0.18–0.60) | 0.27 (0.132–0.56) |
| Neighbors | 7 (25%) | 21 (75%) | 0.23 (0.092–0.58) | 0.16 (0.05–0.45) |
| No information | 38 (40%) | 57 (60%) | 0.46 (0.27–0.78)* | 0.92 (0.48–1.77) |
| Radio | 51 (44%) | 65 (56%) | 0.54 (0.33–0.89) | 0.49 (0.27–0.87) |
| Relatives | 10 (23.3%) | 33 (76.7%) | 0.21 (0.096–0.46) | 0.20 (0.08–0.49) |
| Traditional healer | 49 (43.8%) | 63 (56.2%) | 0.54 (0.33–0.89) | 0.56 (0.31–1.004) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 158 (46.1%) | 185 (53.9%) | 1 | 1 |
| Unmarried | 26 (35.1%) | 48 (64.9%) | 0.63 (0.38–1.07)* | 0.54 (0.28–1.04) |
| Divorced | 55 (45.8%) | 65 (54.2%) | 0.99 (0.65–1.50) | 1.64 (0.96–2.80) |
| Widowed | 19 (32.8%) | 39 (67.2%) | 0.57 (0.32–1.03)* | 0.96 (0.469–1.96) |
| Separated | 6 (42.9%) | 8 (57.1%) | 0.88 (0.30–2.59) | 0.74 (0.23–2.44) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 53 (27%) | 143 (73%) | 1 | |
| Male | 211 (51.1%) | 202 (48.9%) | 2.82 (1.95–4.08) | 2.69 (1.72–4.22) |
| Have you ever bitten by dog | ||||
| No | 54 (27.1%) | 145 (72.9%) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 210 (51.2%) | 200 (48.8%) | 2.82 (1.95–4.07) | 2.40 (1.56–3.68) |
| Ever got training about rabies | ||||
| No | 177 (39%) | 277 (61%) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 87 (56.1%) | 68 (43.9%) | 2.00 (1.38–2.90) | 1.70 (1.08–2.68) |
| Attitude score cat | ||||
| Good | 164 (52.6%) | 148 (47.4%) | 2.18 (1.57–3.03) | 1.78 (1.16–2.73) |
| Poor | 100 (33.7%) | 197 (66.3%) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledge cat | ||||
| Good | 197 (56.4%) | 152 (43.6%) | 3.73 (2.63–5.29) | 3.42 (2.19–5.32) |
| Poor | 67 (25.8%) | 193 (74.2%) | 1 | 1 |
| Age cat | ||||
| 18–29 | 35 (64.8%) | 19 (35.2%) | 2.65 (1.44–4.88) | 2.70 (1.20–6.10) |
| 30–45 | 120 (41.5%) | 169 (58.5%) | 1.02 (0.73–1.43) | 1.05 (0.68–1.62) |
| > 45 | 109 (41%) | 157 (59%) | 1 | 1 |
| Monthly income cat | ||||
| < = 1000 | 73 (30.8%) | 164 (69.2%) | 1 | 1 |
| 1001–2000 | 74 (46.8%) | 84 (53.2%) | 1.98 (1.305–3.00) | 2.29 (1.39–3.79) |
| > 2000 | 117 (54.7%) | 97 (45.3%) | 2.71 (1.84–3.98) | 2.02 (1.28–3.18) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Elementary | 34 (48.6%) | 36 (51.4%) | 1.30 (0.79–2.14) | 1.15 (0.59–2.24) |
| High school | 7 (70%) | 3 (30%) | 3.20 (0.82–12.52)* | 1.21 (0.25–5.85) |
| Unable read and write | 223 (42.2%) | 306 (57.8%) | 1 | 1 |
*‘P-value < = 0.2’ in the bivariate analysis.