Table 4 Factors associated with knowledge of malaria elimination among the health staff and VBDC teams at six targeted townships for malaria elimination, Myanmar, 2017 to 2018 (n = 544)
Characteristics | Total (n) | Low knowledge | Unadjusted PR (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | ||||||
Age group* | 542 | ||||||
≥ 40 years | 116 | 46 | (40) | 1 | 1 | ||
18–29 years | 289 | 166 | (57) | 1.4 (1.1–1.9) | 0.003 | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 0.001 |
30–39 years | 137 | 66 | (48) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 0.179 | 1.4 (1.0–1.9) | 0.038 |
Education level | |||||||
High education status | 479 | 244 | (51) | 1 | 1 | ||
Low education status | 65 | 35 | (54) | 1.1 (0.8–1.3) | 0.653 | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 0.022 |
Designation of staff | |||||||
TLPMS (THN/THA/HA/LHV) | 79 | 36 | (46) | 1 | 1 | ||
Field supervisory staff (MW/PHS/VBDC staff) | 465 | 243 | (52) | 1.1 (0.9–1.5) | 0.295 | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 0.580 |
Duty station | |||||||
Urban (Township hospital/MCH) | 61 | 31 | (51) | 1 | |||
Rural (station hospital/RHC/Sub-center) | 483 | 248 | (51) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 0.939 | ||
Initiation of elimination training in townships | |||||||
2016 | 179 | 69 | (39) | 1 | 1 | ||
2017 | 365 | 210 | (58) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | < 0.001 | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | < 0.001 |