Table 6.
Results of univariate and multivariate linear regression of knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores by respondent/household characteristics
| Characteristic | Knowledge score* (n = 372) | Attitudes score† (n = 232) | Practices score† (n = 118) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude β (P value) | Adjusted β (P value) | 95% CI of adjusted β | Crude β (P value) | Adjusted β (P value) | 95% CI of adjusted β | Crude β (P value) | Adjusted β (P value) | 95% CI of adjusted β | |
| Age of respondent | −0·01 (0·7) | −0·02 (0·1) | −0·04 to 0·003 | −0·01 (0·07) | −0·003 (0·3) | −0·01 to 0·003 | −0·01 (0·2) | −0·01 (0·3) | −0·03 to 0·01 |
| Female sex | −0·8 (0·04) | −0·6 (0·10) | −1·3 to 0·1 | −0·06 (0·5) | 0·02 (0·8) | −0·2 to 0·2 | −0·1 (0·7) | −0·001 (1·0) | −0·7 to 0·7 |
| Respondent is head of household | 0·5 (0·2) | −0·01 (0·9) | −0·07 (0·8) | ||||||
| Head of household employment status | |||||||||
| Unemployed | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | ||
| Non-professional | 0·6 (0·2) | 0·3 (0·5) | −0·5 to 1·1 | 0·3 (0·01) | 0·3 (0·01) | 0·06 to 0·5 | 0·1 (0·8) | ||
| Professional | 1·3 (0·02) | 0·7 (0·2) | −0·3 to 1·7 | 0·3 (0·01) | 0·3 (0·05) | 0·002 to 0·5 | −0·04 (0·9) | ||
| Number of household members | 0·01 (0·9) | 0·01 (0·6) | −0·03 (0·7) | ||||||
| Number of children aged <15 years | 0·1 (0·3) | 0·03 (0·2) | 0·02 (0·5) | −0·03 to 0·07 | −0·01 (1·0) | ||||
| History of household dog bite | −0·9 (0·03) | 0·03 (0·8) | 0·05 (0·9) | ||||||
| Have known someone with rabies | 0·8 (0·04) | 0·9 (0·02) | 0·1 to 1·6 | 0·2 (0·05) | 0·09 (0·3) | −0·08 to 0·3 | 0·04 (0·9) | ||
| Dog-ownership | 1·5 (<0·001) | 0·5 (0·2) | −0·3 to 1·4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Distance of municipality from OPV | 0·03 (<0·001) | 0·02 (<0·001) | 0·02 to 0·03 | −0·001 (0·3) | −0·003 (0·5) | ||||
| Municipality has had recent rabies case(s) | −0·9 (0·01) | −0·1 (0·1) | −0·09 (0·3) | −0·3 to 0·07 | 0·6 (0·06) | 0·4 (0·2) | −0·3 to 1·0 | ||
| Knowledge score | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0·05 (<0·001) | 0·05 (<0·001) | 0·03 to 0·08 | 0·1 (0·02) | 0·1 (0·03) | 0·01 to 0·2 |
| R2 | 0·13 | 0·16 | 0·08 | ||||||
CI, Confidence interval; OPV, Office of the Provincial Veterinarian; n.a., not available.
*
Households that had heard of rabies.
†
Dog-owning households.