Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Table 2
Crude and adjusted odds ratio between knowledge about leishmaniasis/peridomiciliary risks factors and characteristics of the population of the municipality of Pains, Minas Gerais.
Socioeconomic characteristics
Satisfactory knowledge about leishmaniasis
OR (95% CI)
Peridomiciliary risks factors
OR (95% CI)
Yes N (%)
No N (%)
Crude
Adjusted
Higher risk N (%)
Lower risk N (%)
Crude
Adjusted
Gender
Male
85 (45.45)
102 (54.55)
Ref
Ref
127 (67.91)
60 (32.09)
Ref
Ref
Female
126 (60.29)
83 (39.71)
1.82 (1.22–2.72)
1.61 (1.06–2.45)
125 (59.81)
84 (40.19)
0.70 (0.46–1.06)
0.70 (0.45–1.07)
Age (years)
15–39
104 (53.89)
89 (46.11)
Ref
Ref
140 (72.54)
53 (27.46)
Ref
Ref
≥40
107 (52.71)
96 (47.29)
0.95 (0.64–1.42)
1.37 (0.88–2.13)
112 (55.17)
91 (44.83)
0.47 (0.31–0.71)
0.45 (0.29–0.70)
Educational level (completed years)
None or primary
50 (35.71)
90 (64.29)
Ref
Ref
87 (62.14)
53 (37.86)
Ref
Ref
≥secondary education
161 (62.89)
95 (37.11)
3.05 (1.99–4.68)
2.92 (1.82–4.71)
165 (64.45)
91 (35.55)
1.10 (0.72–1.69)
0.89 (0.55–1.44)
Income (in minimum wage salaries)
≤4.99
96 (46.83)
109 (53.17)
Ref
Ref
126 (61.46)
79 (38.54)
Ref
Ref
≥5.0
115 (60.21)
76 (39.79)
1.72 (1.15–2.56)
1.43 (0.93–2.20)
126 (65.97)
65 (34.03)
1.21 (0.81–1.83)
1.15 (0.74–1.78)
Number of residents in the household
≤4
170 (52.80)
152 (47.20)
Ref
Ref
206 (63.98)
116 (36.02)
Ref
Ref
≥5
41 (55.41)
33 (44.59)
1.11 (0.67–1.85)
1.25 (0.72–2.14)
46 (62.16)
28 (37.84)
0.92 (0.55–1.55)
0.86 (0.50–1.47)
OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: confidence interval of 95% obtained through logistic regression and adjusted by the variables described (396 individuals participated in the analysis).
