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Table 3 Predictors for disease knowledge in the Volta and Northern Regions

From: Effectiveness of two community-based strategies on disease knowledge and health behaviour regarding malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Ghana

 

VOLTA REGION

 

NORTHERN REGION

Predictors

n/N (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Predictors

n/N (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

IDENTIFYING MOSQUITOS AS MALARIA VECTORS

IDENTIFYING MOSQUITOS AS MALARIA VECTORS

Receiving malaria messages (any source)

Receiving malaria messages from neighbours

 No

79/95 (86.3)

1

0.01

 No

292/333 (85.5)

1

0.05

 Yes

566/576 (98.8)

15.6 (3.2, 75.9)

 

 Yes

238/242 (99.0)

16.2 (0.9, 268)

 

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE MALARIA

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE MALARIA

Receiving malaria messages from friends

Receiving malaria messages from CBA

 No

121/553 (21.2)

1

0.01

 No

154/532 (25.5)

1.0

0.04

 Yes

2/23 (0.5)

0.01 (0.001, 0.1)

 

 Yes

22/43 (50.6)

1.8 (1.0, 3.3)

 
 

Receiving malaria messages from family

 No

140/415 (32.9)

1.0

0.04

 Yes

36/160 (17.3)

0.4 (0.2, 0.9)

 

Receiving malaria messages from radio

 No

52/321 (13.4)

1.0

0.04

 Yes

124/254 (45.5)

4.3 (1.0, 17.6)

 

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 CAUSES OF DIARRHOEA TRANSMISSION

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 CAUSES OF DIARRHOEA TRANSMISSION

 

Receiving diarrhoea messages from CBA

 No

262/458 (52.6)

1.0

0.02

 Yes

26/33 (76.5)

4.7 (1.4, 15.5)

 

Receiving diarrhoea messages from friends

 No

189/375 (47.3)

1.0

0.008

 Yes

99/116 (81.6)

6.9 (2.6, 18.3)

 

Receiving diarrhoea messages from radio

 No

145/300 (43.1)

1.0

0.009

 Yes

143/191 (72.9)

4.5 (2.0, 10.2)

 

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE DIARRHOEA

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE DIARRHOEA

Receiving diarrhoea messages from CHPS

Receiving diarrhoea messages from neighbours

  

0.05

 No

97/389 (25.7)

1

0.02

 No

120/283 (35.5)

1.0

 

 Yes

56/107 (44.7)

3.6 (1.4, 9.0)

 

 Yes

144/208 (69.8)

3.3 (0.9, 11.4)

 

IDENTIFYING MICROORGANISM (INFECTIONS) AS ARI CAUSE

IDENTIFYING MICROORGANISM (INFECTIONS) AS ARI CAUSE

Receiving ARI messages from hospital

Receiving ARI messages from friends

 No

64/269 (30.1)

1

0.01

 No

75/303 (29.1)

1

0.05

 Yes

12/78 (14.8)

0.2 (0.1, 0.6)

 

 Yes

77/116 (58.5)

9.1 (4.4, 18.6)

 

Receiving ARI messages from leaflets

Receiving ARI messages from posters

 No

74/344 (27.1)

1

0.002

 No

147/393 (38.6)

1

0.05

 Yes

2/3 (75.0)

19.4 (7.4, 50.7)

 

 Yes

5/8 (70.8)

8.5 (0.9, 76.9)

 

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE PNEUMONIA

IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 2 SIGNS OF SEVERE PNEUMONIA

Receiving ARI messages from TV

Receiving ARI messages from CBA

 No

35/312 (6.8)

1

0.02

 No

127/380 (32.9)

1.0

0.01

 Yes

5/35 (48.1)

9.4 (1.9, 45.6)

 

 Yes

15/21 (69.3)

7.7 (2.2, 26.5)

 
    

 Receiving ARI messages from friends

   
    

 No

81/303 (26.8)

1.0

0.006

    

 Yes

61/98 (62.3)

5.3 (2.4, 11.6)

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