Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) on Antibiotic Use and Disposal Ways in Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 8

Logistic regression analysis of explanatory variables on the attitude of the participants (n = 504), 2022.

Risk factorsLevel of attitudeTotal (%)COR (95% CI) valueAOR (95% CI) value
Moderate (%)Poor (%)

Residence
Urban91 (30.3)209 (69.7)300 (59.5)11
Rural20 (9.8)184 (90.2)204 (40.5)4.00 (2.37–6.75)<0.0012.97 (1.46–6.05)<0.05

Gender
Male55 (19.6)225 (80.4)280 (55.6)11
Female56 (25)168 (75)224 (44.4)0.73 (0.48–1.12)0.150.58 (0.29–1.17)0.131

Age
40 and above3 (2.2)135 (97.8)138 (27.4)36.34 (11.04–119.62)<0.0018.32 (2.13–32.40)<0.01
30 to 3945 (20)180 (80)225 (44.6)3.23 (2.03–5.14)<0.0010.86 (0.42–1.77)0.68
18 to 2963 (44.7)78 (55.3)141 (28)11

Family size
1 to 39 (6.5)130 (93.5)139 (27.6)7.37 (3.54–15.36)<0.00130.86 (11.09–85.87)<0.001
4 to 631 (20)124 (80)155 (30.8)2.04 (1.25–3.32)<0.055.23 (2.46–11.11)<0.001
7 and above71 (33.8)139 (66.2)210 (41.7)11

Marital status
Married29 (7.7)348 (92.3)377 (74.8)21.86 (12.93–36.96)<0.00123.26 (10.44–51.85)<0.001
Single82 (64.6)45 (35.4)127 (25.2)11