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 6
Sociodemographics and knowledge of signs and symptoms associations among reproductive-age women, 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey.
| | Demographics | Knowledge of signs and symptoms f (%) | COR (95 C.I) p-value | AOR (95 C.I) p-value | | Poor knowledge=0 (n==965) | Good knowledge=1 (n=4185) | Total=5150 | Model 1 | Model 2 |
| | Age in 5-year groups | | | | | | | 15-19 | 230(23.8) | 734(17.5) | 964(18.7) | Ref | Ref | | 20-24 | 163(16.9) | 681(16.3) | 844(16.4) | 1.31(1.04-1.64) | 1.35(1.04-1.72) | | 25-29 | 151(15.7) | 729(17.4) | 880(17.1) | 1.51(1.20-1.90) | 1.66(1.27-2.13) | | 30-34 | 140(14.5) | 659(15.8) | 799(15.5) | 1.47(1.17-1.87) | 1.84(1.41-2.41) | | 35-39 | 113(11.7) | 562(13.4) | 675(13.1) | 1.56(1.21-2.00) | 2.23(1.68-2.95) | | 40-44 | 98(10.2) | 471(11.3) | 569(11.1) | 1.51(1.16-1.96) | 2.16(1.59-2.89) | | 45-49 | 70(7.3) | 349(8.3) | 419(8.1) | 1.56(1.16-2.10) | 2.34(1.68-3.24) |
| | Wealth index | | | | | | | Poorest | 374(38.8) | 1066(25.5) | 1440(28.0) | 0.30(0.24-0.39) | 0.49(0.34-0.72) | | Poorer | 216(22.4) | 730(17.4) | 946(18.4) | 0.36(0.28-0.47) | 0.54(0.38-0.76) | | Middle | 139(14.4) | 777(18.6) | 916(17.8) | 0.60(0.45-0.79) | 0.76(0.54-1.06) | | Richer | 148(15.3) | 788(18.8) | 936(18.2) | 0.57(0.43-0.75) | 0.66(0.48-0.89) | | Richest | 88(9.1) | 824(19.7) | 912(17.7) | Ref | Ref |
| | Region | | | | | | | Western | 149(15.4) | 302(7.2) | 451(8.8) | 0.34(0.25-0.46) | 0.47(0.34-0.67) | | Central | 111(11.5) | 391(9.3) | 502(9.8) | 0.59(0.43-0.81) | 0.90(0.63-1.29) | | Greater Accra | 80(8.3) | 480(11.5) | 560(10.9) | Ref | Ref | | Volta | 58(6.0) | 495(11.8) | 553(10.7) | 1.42(0.99-2.04) | 2.70(0.81-4.04) | | Eastern | 83(8.6) | 382(9.1) | 465(9.0) | 0.77(0.55-1.07) | 1.07(0.74-1.55) | | Ashanti | 63(6.5) | 500(12.0) | 563(10.9) | 1.32(0.93-1.88) | 1.54(1.06-2.23) | | Brong Ahafo | 80(8.3) | 420(10.0) | 500(9.7) | 0.88(0.63-1.22) | 1.43(0.99-2.07) | | Northern | 120(12.4) | 471(11.3) | 591(11.5) | 0.65(0.48-0.89) | 2.09(1.41-3.11) | | Upper east | 118(12.2) | 410(9.8) | 528(10.3) | 0.58(0.42-0.79 | 1.72(1.16-2.56) | | Upper west | 103(10.7) | 334(8.0) | 437(8.5) | 0.54(0.39-0.75) | 1.50(1.01-2.23) |
| | Educational level | | | | | | | No education | 358(37.1) | 925(22.1) | 1283(24.9) | 0.41(0.35-0.49) | 0.41(0.33-0.51) | | Primary | 199(20.6) | 719(17.2) | 918(17.8) | 0.58(0.48-0.70) | 0.62(0.50-0.76) | | Secondary | 408(42.3) | 2541(60.7) | 2949(57.3) | Ref | Ref |
| | Religion | | | | | | | Christian | 656(68.0) | 3118(74.5) | 3774(73.3) | 1.13(0.96-1.34) | 1.01(0.82-1.22) | | Islam | 221(22.9) | 926(22.1) | 1147(22.3) | Ref | Ref | | Traditional/spiritualist | 41(4.3) | 87(2.1) | 128(2.5) | 0.51(0.34-0.75) | 0.57(0.38-0.87) | | Other religions | 47(4.9) | 54(1.3) | 101(2.0) | 0.27(0.18-0.42) | 0.31(0.21-0.59) |
| | Place of residence | | | | | | | Urban | 327(33.9) | 2042(48.8) | 2369(46.0) | Ref | Ref | | Rural | 638(66.1) | 2143(51.2) | 2781(54.0) | 0.54(0.46-0.62) | 0.89(0.73-1.08) |
| | Currently pregnant | | | | | | | No | 885(91.7) | 3914(93.5) | 4799(93.2) | 1.31(1.01-1.69) | 1.26(0.96-1.67) | | Yes | 80(8.3) | 271(6.5) | 351(6.8) | Ref | Ref |
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P < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001. Ref: denotes reference group. |
