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Table 5 Factors associated with performing recommended good hygiene practices: relationship with combined conditions of seeking health information from radio and newspaper and cohabitation with animals, agricultural farm work as the main occupation, education of female principal and household income (n = 1,183)

From: Cohabitation with farm animals in urban households with and without occupational farm work: associations between participation in educational activities and good hygiene practices in at-risk households cohabiting with farm animals

 

Chickens

Ducks

Cattle

Buffaloes

Dogs

n

AORb (95%CI)

n

AORb (95%CI)

n

AORb (95%CI)

n

AORb (95%CI)

n

AORb (95%CI)

Combined variable

 Seeking health information from radio or newspaper

Cohabitation with particular animalsa

          

  No

Yes

562

Reference

387

Reference

146

Reference

72

Reference

375

Reference

  No

No

353

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

528

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

769

1.3 (0.9, 1.9)

843

1.4 (0.9, 2.5)

540

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

  Yes

Yes

147

1.7 (1.1, 2.5)

96

1.6 (1.0, 2.5)

28

1.1 (0.5, 1.6)

8

0.9 (0.2, 4.6)

110

2.3 (1.4, 3.8)

  Yes

No

121

3.2 (2.0, 5.3)

172

2.9 (1.9, 4.5)

240

2.8 (1.7, 4.5)

260

2.9 (1.6, 5.3)

158

2.1 (1.4, 3.2)

Agricultural farm work as the main occupation

 

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

 

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

 

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

 

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

 

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

Education of female principal, high school or higher

 

1.5 (1.2, 2.0)

 

1.5 (1.2, 2.0)

 

1.5 (1.2, 2.0)

 

1.5 (1.2, 2.0)

 

1.6 (1.2, 2.0)

Household income, high (≥1 million kip/month)

 

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

 

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

 

1.1 (0.7, 1.5)

 

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

 

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

  1. Recommended good hygiene practices were defined as satisfying five or more of the following six criteria: (1) access to piped water; (2) a clean, organised yard with separation from farm animals; (3) well-maintained drainage; (4) tidiness inside the house with separation of materials designated for inside and outside use; (5) family’s practice of boiling water before drinking; and (6) family’s practice of washing hands before eating. Criteria (1) to (4) were evaluated by inspection, and (5) and (6) were evaluated by self-reporting of household members
  2. aAnimals specified in each column
  3. bOdds ratio to perform recommended good hygiene practices, adjusted by all variables listed