Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Food, and Waterborne Outbreak after Massive Diarrhea Outbreak in Yazd Province, Iran, Summer 2013

Table 2

Adjusted Linear regression analysis assessing the effect of related factors on water- and foodborne outbreak.

VariablesKnowledge Attitude Practice
Coefficient95% CI ValueCoefficient95% CI ValueCoefficient95% CI Value

Age (year)0.100.06, 0.13<0.0010.0002−0.36, 0.370.9910.030.003, 0.070.03
Education
 Illiterate (reference)
 Elementary−1.79−4.79, 1.190.2391.07−1.87, 4.020.4756.473.74, 9.20<0.001
 Middle school−0.58−3.47, 2.370.694−0.06−2.91, 2.770.9626.513.88, 9.12<0.001
 High school−0.52−3.33, 2.270.6401.60−1.15, 4.350.2546.093.54, 8.64<0.001
 Academic0.66−2.13, 3.460.6402.810.06, 5550.0456.043.49, 8.58<0.001
History of severe diarrhea (Yes/No)−0.75−1.87, 0.360.184−0.20−1.30, 0.990.717−0.71−1.73, 0.300.169
Sex (reference: male)−1.34−2.07, −62<0.001−0.15−0.87, 0.570.680−0.86−1.53, −0.190.012
Knowledge (per one-unit score)0.250.21, 0.29<0.0010.080.00, 0.15<0.001
Attitude (per one-unit score)0.340.25, 0.42<0.0010.160.81, 0.24<0.001
Constant13.098.72, 7.480.22925.4721.59, 29.36<0.0015.771.61, 9.9<0.007