Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia
Table 7
Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis of knowledgeable factors for the elimination of onchocerciasis from Gesha town, Ethiopia.
| Variable | Category | B | S.E. | Wald | Sig. | Exp (B) | 95% C.I. for EXP (B) | Lower | Upper |
| Sex | Male | −3.223 | 0.763 | 17.843 | 0.000 | 0.040 | 0.009 | 0.178 | Age | 26–35 | −4.152 | 1.457 | 8.124 | 0.004 | 0.016 | 0.001 | 0.273 | 36–45 | −2.528 | 1.503 | 2.828 | 0.093 | 0.080 | 0.004 | 1.520 | 46–55 | −4.409 | 1.735 | 6.459 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.000 | 0.365 | 56–65 | −1.444 | 1.921 | 0.565 | 0.452 | 0.236 | 0.005 | 10.180 | Educational status | Illiterate | −4.932 | 1.056 | 21.798 | 0.000 | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.057 | Primary school | −2.828 | 0.995 | 8.068 | 0.004 | 0.059 | 0.008 | 0.416 | Secondary school | 0.024 | 3.548 | 0.000 | 0.995 | 1.024 | 0.001 | 1071.9 | Diploma | 0.082 | 1.196 | 0.005 | 0.945 | 1.086 | 0.104 | 11.327 | Occupation | Civil servant | — | — | 15.744 | 0.003 | — | — | — | Farmer | −3.471 | 1.067 | 10.577 | 0.001 | 0.031 | 0.004 | 0.252 | Merchant | −0.113 | 0.898 | 0.016 | 0.900 | 0.893 | 0.154 | 5.187 | Student | 1.518 | 1.703 | 0.795 | 0.373 | 4.565 | 0.162 | 128.6 | Others | 0.697 | 1.082 | 0.415 | 0.520 | 2.008 | 0.241 | 16.742 | Constant | 7.747 | 1.852 | 17.499 | 0.000 | 2314. | — | — | — |
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