Table 6 Effect of socio-demographic characters and house fly knowledge on the use of preventive measures against house flies
Variables | n | Percentage of respondents using ≥ 1 preventive measure | Odds ratio | 95% CL | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality | |||||
Multan | 52 | 46.15 | |||
Lahore | 50 | 30.00 | |||
Faisalabad | 43 | 23.26 | |||
Shorkot | 28 | 35.71 | 1.39 | 0.97-1.99 | 0.075 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 139 | 35.25 | |||
Female | 34 | 29.41 | 1.08 | 0.38-3.06 | 0.878 |
Age (year) | |||||
≤ 25 years | 42 | 47.62 | |||
26-39 | 70 | 28.99 | |||
≥ 40 | 61 | 31.14 | 1.08 | 0.61-1.92 | 0.798 |
Education | |||||
Illiterate | 80 | 13.75 | |||
≥ primary | 56 | 47.27 | |||
≥ secondary | 27 | 55.56 | |||
≥ graduation | 10 | 70.00 | 0.42 | 0.25-0.71 | 0.001 |
Knowledge of the problems associated with house flies | |||||
No problem mentioned | 132 | 30.30 | |||
At least one | 41 | 46.34 | 1.22 | 0.44-3.40 | 0.760 |
Knowledge of the house flies breeding sites | |||||
No breeding site mentioned | 87 | 16.09 | |||
At least one breeding site mentioned | 86 | 52.33 | 0.27 | 0.11-0.66 | 0.004 |
Knowledge of preventive measures | |||||
No preventive measure mentioned | 14 | 42.00 | |||
At least one preventive measure mentioned | 159 | 33.33 | 4.42 | 1.14-17.13 | 0.032 |
General house fly knowledge scores | |||||
0 | 118 | 34.75 | |||
1 | 36 | 33.00 | |||
2 | 6 | 50.00 | |||
3 | 13 | 23.08 | 1.12 | 0.72-1.75 | 0.605 |