Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Malaria among Employees from Enterprises in the Town of Douala, Cameroon
Table 5
Factors associated with knowledge of the causative agent, route of malaria transmission, the use of paracetamol as antimalarial drug, and the number of preventive methods used.
Factors
Causative agent of malaria
Routes of transmission
Use of paracetamol as antimalarial
(%)
OR (95% CI)
value
(%)
OR (95% CI)
value
(%)
OR (95% CI)
value
Gender
Female
458
58 (12.7%)
1
430 (93.9)
1
88 (19.2%)
1
Male
2247
197 (8.8%)
0.99 (0.70-1.39)
0.938
2039 (90.7)
0.88 (0.57-1.37)
0.579
393 (17.5%)
0.85 (0.64-1.12)
0.245
Age (years)
19-36
1307
134 (10.3%)
1
1195 (91.4)
1
230 (17.6%)
1
36-60
1351
119 (8.8%)
0.98 (0.73-1.30)
0.865
1236 (91.5)
1.13 (0.85-1.51)
0.394
240 (17.8%)
1.08 (0.88-1.33)
0.471
≥60
47
2 (4.3%)
0.63 (0.14-2.76)
0.537
38 (80.9)
0.56 (0.24-1.30)
0.180
11 (23.4%)
1.54 (0.76-3.12)
0.235
Level of education
None/primary
456
5 (1.1%)
1
375 (82.2)
1
91 (20.0%)
1
Lower secondary
656
28 (4.3%)
3.51 (1.34-9.23)
0.0109
586 (89.3)
1.74 (1.22-2.50)
0.002
114 (17.4%)
0.86 (0.63-1.18)
0.361
Upper secondary
769
70 (9.1%)
7.59 (3.00-19.19)
<0.0001
712 (92.6)
2.29 (1.56-3.38)
<0.0001
127 (16.5%)
0.86 (0.62-1.18)
0.344
Bachelor’s degree
505
94 (18.6%)
14.30 (5.57-36.72)
<0.0001
484 (95.8)
3.77 (2.13-6.70)
<0.0001
92 (18.2%)
1.02 (0.71-1.49)
0.897
Master’s degree and above
319
58 (18.2%)
12.81 (4.76-34.49)
<0.0001
312 (97.8)
6.42 (2.60-15.90)
<0.0001
57 (17.9%)
1.11 (0.70-1.76)
0.447
Professional category
Workers
2176
158 (7.3%)
1
1956 (89.9)
1
394 (18.1%)
1
Managers
529
97 (18.3%)
1.46 (1.02-2.10)
0.039
513 (97.0)
1.54 (0.83-2.86)
0.173
87 (16.4%)
0.88 (0.63-1.23)
0.667
Residence
Douala 1
325
24 (7.4%)
1
285 (87.7)
1
61 (18.8%)
1
Douala 2
221
18 (8.1%)
1.64 (0.83-3.26)
0.154
189 (85.5)
1.11 (0.65-1.89)
0.704
38 (17.2%)
0.79 (0.50-1.23)
0.447
Douala 3
1345
124 (9.2%)
1.51 (0.92-2.49)
0.102
1237 (92.0)
1.63 (1.06-2.50)
0.026
252 (18.7%)
0.96 (0.69-1.34)
0.811
Douala 4
174
20 (11.5%)
1.76 (0.91-3.40)
0.093
160 (92.0)
1.63 (0.84-3.16)
0.148
18 (10.3%)
0.50 (0.28-0.88)
0.016
Douala 5
568
64 (11.3%)
1.31 (0.78-2.20)
0.309
532 (93.7)
1.51 (0.91-2.49)
0.110
99 (17.4%)
0.91 (0.63-1.31)
0.597
Out of Douala
27
1 (3.7%)
0.50 (0.06-4.07)
0.521
25 (92.6)
1.49 (0.33-6.75)
0.606
7 (25.9%)
1.48 (0.59-3.72)
0.404
Enterprises
ENT 1
104
5 (4.8%)
1
89 (85.6)
1
13 (12.5%)
1
ENT 2
78
4 (5.1%)
1.77 (0.44-7.05)
0.421
64 (82.1)
1.05 (0.46-2.39)
0.916
12 (15.4%)
1.20 (0.51-2.83)
0.675
ENT 3
44
5 (11.4%)
1.92 (0.51-7.19)
0.334
43 (97.7)
5.17 (0.65-41.21)
0.121
9 (20.5%)
1.76 (0.68-4.54)
0.243
ENT 4
276
56 (20.3%)
4.06 (1.54-10.70)
0.004
255 (92.4)
1.59 (0.76-3.33)
0.221
56 (20.3%)
1.63 (0.84-3.17)
0.148
ENT 5
275
10 (3.6%)
1.20 (0.39-3.70)
0.748
228 (82.9)
1.20 (0.62-2.35)
0.587
57 (20.7%)
1.84 (0.95-3.57)
0.071
ENT 6
113
24 (21.2%)
3.49 (1.25-9.81)
0.017
108 (95.6)
2.51 (0.85-7.46)
0.097
21 (18.6%)
1.50 (0.70-3.22)
0.299
ENT 7
178
16 (9.0%)
2.33 (0.81-6.71)
0.117
166 (93.3)
2.60 (1.14-5.92)
0.023
31 (17.4%)
1.53 (0.76-3.11)
0.235
ENT 8
132
8 (6.1%)
1.18 (0.37-3.80)
0.785
116 (87.9)
1.22 (055-2.72)
0.627
17 (12.9%)
0.99 (0.46-2.17)
0.989
ENT 9
408
21 (5.1%)
1.66 (0.59-4.65)
0.338
363 (89.0)
1.69 (0.86-3.31)
0.125
90 (22.1%)
188 (0.99-3.58)
0.054
ENT 10
147
9 (6.1%)
1.00 (0.31-3.20)
0.997
141 (95.9)
3.55 (1.30-9.69)
0.013
28 (19.0%)
1.54 (0.75-3.17)
0.236
ENT 11
104
13 (12.5%)
2.57 (0.86-7.70)
0.092
100 (96.2)
3.89 (1.21-12.53)
0.022
13 (12.5%)
0.95 (0.41-2.18)
0.900
ENT 12
65
2 (3.1%)
0.69 (0.13-3.72)
0.661
61 (93.8)
2.80 (0.87-9.07)
0.085
10 (15.4%)
1.16 (0.47-2.83)
0.749
ENT 13
143
18 (12.6%)
1.77 (0.44-7.05)
0.421
135 (94.4)
1.46 (0.57-3.74)
0.431
15 (10.5%)
0.77 (0.34-1.71)
0.514
ENT 14
638
64 (10.0%)
1.86 (0.72-4.85)
0.201
600 (94.0)
2.26 (1.15-4.45)
0.017
109 (17.1%)
1.29 (0.69-2.42)
0.427
; 95% CI: confidence interval at 95%. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to compute OR. Statistically significant at .
