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Table 3 Association of participants’ socio-demographic characteristics with participants overall knowledge

From: Knowledge and perceptions of brucellosis in the pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

Variables

Level of knowledge, n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

Moderate 197 (53.1%)

High 174 (46.9%)

  

Sub–county

    

Kanyaryeru

89(53.9)

76(46.1))

1

 

Sanga

50(51.6)

47(48.5.0)

1.10(0.67–1.85)

1.29(0.73–2.28)

Nyakashashara

58(53.2)

51(46.8)

1.02(0.63–1.67)

1.08(0.64–1.84)

Sex

    

Male

92(50.3)

91(49.7)

  

Female

105(55.8)

83(44.2)

0.80(0.53–1.20)

0.87(0.55–1.36)

Age

    

18–29

44(62.7)

26(37.1)

1

 

30–44

77(51.7)

72(48.3)

1.58(0.88–2.83)

1.65 (0.88–3.12)

45–59

45(47.4)

50(52.6)

1.88(1.00–3.53)

1.90(0.93–3.84)

60+

31(54.4)

26(45.6)

1.42(0.70–2.89)

1.54(0.67–3.53)

Education

    

No formal education

75(59.1)

52(40.9)

1

 

Primary

82(49.7)

83(50.3)

1.46(0.92–2.33)

1.47(0.72–2.49)

Secondary

36(48.7)

38(51.3)

1.52(0.85–2.71)

1.53(0.65–3.09)

Tertiary

4(80.0)

1(20.0)

0.36(0.04–3.32)

0.32(0.03–3.50)

Occupation

    

Farmer

57(63.3)

33(36.7)

1

 

Pastoralist

63(63.0)

37(37.0)

1.01(0.56–1.83)

1.08(0.59–2.26)

Agro–pastoralists

77(42.5)

104(57.5)

2.33(1.39–3.92)

2.08(1.02–3.27)*

Is brucellosis a health problem?

    

Yes

170(50.2)

169(49.8)

1

 

No

27(84.4)

5(15.6)

0.19(0.07–0.50)

0.18(0.06–0.56)

Is brucellosis seasonal?

    

Yes

36(52.2)

33(47.8)

1

 

No

123(50.6)

20(49.4)

1.06(0.62–1.82)

0.85(0.47–1.54)

Do not know

35(63.6)

20(36.4)

0.62(0.30–1.29)

0.48(0.22–1.04)

  1. *variables P-value < = 0.05 (* = 0.03). Level of knowledge was obtained using the 50th and 75th percentile. Overall knowledge was coded as 0 for moderate knowledge and 1 for high knowledge.