Research Article
Reproductive-Age Women’s Knowledge and Care Seeking for Malaria Prevention and Control in Ghana: Analysis of the 2016 Malaria Indicator Survey
Table 5
Sociodemographics and knowledge of causes of malaria associations among reproductive-age women, 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey.
| | Demographics | Knowledge of cause of malaria f (%) | COR (95 C.I) p-value | AOR(95 C.I)p-value | Poor knowledge=0
(n=1939) | Good knowledge =1 (n=3211) | Total=5150 | Model 1 | Model 2 |
| | Age in 5-year groups | | | | | | | 15-19 | 408(21.0) | 556(17.3) | 964(18.7) | Ref | Ref | | 20-24 | 315(16.3) | 529(16.4) | 844(16.4) | 1.23(1.02-1.49) | 1.23(1.01-1.50) | | 25-29 | 350(18.1) | 530(16.6) | 880(17.1) | 1.11(0.92-1.34) | 1.14(0.94-1.38) | | 30-34 | 296(15.3) | 503(15.7) | 799(15.5) | 1.25(1.02-1.51) | 1.37(1.12-1.67) | | 35-39 | 225(11.6) | 450(14.0) | 675(13.1) | 1.47(1.20-1.80) | 1.69(1.35-2.11) | | 40-44 | 198(10.2) | 371(11.6) | 569(11.1) | 1.37(1.10-1.70) | 1.57(1.24-1.98) | | 45-49 | 147(7.6) | 272(8.5) | 419(8.1) | 1.36(1.07-1.72) | 1.57(1.22-2.03) |
| | Wealth index | | | | | | | Poorest | 659(34.0) | 781(24.3) | 1440(28.0) | 0.61(0.51-0.72) | 1.04(0.78-1.37) | | Poorer | 372(19.2) | 574(17.9) | 946(18.4) | 0.79(0.66-0.96) | 1.13(0.88-1.45) | | Middle | 314(16.2) | 602(18.8) | 916(17.8) | 0.99(0.81-1.19) | 1.16(0.92-1.47) | | Richer | 284(14.7) | 652(20.3) | 936(18.2) | 1.18(0.97-1.44) | 1.25(1.01-1.55) | | Richest | 310(16.0) | 602(18.8) | 912(17.7) | Ref | Ref |
| | Region | | | | | | | Western | 216(11.1) | 235(7.3) | 451(8.8) | 0.38(0.29-0.49) | 0.41(0.31-0.54) | | Central | 194(10.0) | 308(9.6) | 502(9.8) | 0.55(0.42-0.71) | 0.59(0.44-0.77) | | Greater Accra | 144(7.4) | 416(13.0) | 560(10.9) | Ref | Ref | | Volta | 256(13.2) | 297(9.3) | 553(10.7) | 0.40(0.31-0.52) | 0.44(0.34-0.59) | | Eastern | 140(7.2) | 325(10.1) | 465(9.0) | 0.80(0.61-1.06) | 0.81(0.61-1.09) | | Ashanti | 153(7.9) | 410(12.8) | 563(10.9) | 0.93(0.71-1.21) | 0.93(0.71-1.22) | | Brong Ahafo | 155(8.0) | 345(10.7) | 500(9.7) | 0.77(0.59-1.01) | 0.84(0.63-1.11) | | Northern | 255(13.2) | 336(10.5) | 591(11.5) | 0.46(0.36-0.59) | 0.67(0.50-0.91) | | Upper east | 222(11.5) | 306(9.5) | 528(10.3) | 0.48(0.37-0.62) | 0.68(0.50-0.93) | | Upper west | 204(10.5) | 233(7.3) | 437(8.5) | 0.40(0.31-0.52) | 0.54(0.40-0.74) | | Educational level | | | | | | | No education | 595(30.7) | 688(21.4) | 1283(24.9) | 0.60(0.52-0.68) | 0.67(0.55-0.79) | | Primary | 340(17.5) | 578(18.0) | 918(17.8) | 0.88(0.75-1.02) | 0.92(0.78-1.08) | | Secondary | 1004(51.8) | 1945(60.6) | 2949(57.3) | Ref | Ref |
| | Place of residence | | | | | | | Urban | 739(38.1) | 1630(50.8) | 2369(46.0) | Ref | Ref | | Rural | 1200(61.9) | 1581(49.2) | 2781(54.0) | 0.60(0.53-0.67) | 0.77(0.65-0.89) |
| | Slept under mosquito bed net | | | | | | | No | 973(50.2) | 1754(54.6) | 2727(53.0) | 1.20(1.07-1.34) | 1.04(0.91-0.17) | | Yes | 966(49.8) | 1457(45.4) | 2423(47.1) | Ref | Ref |
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P < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001. Ref: denotes reference group. |
