Table 5 Factors associated with reported unsafe behavior toward grenades among children exposed to grenades (N = 180)a in a household KAP survey—Colombia, 2012
Characteristicb | Reported unsafe behavior | Did not report unsafe behavior | Odds ratio from bivariate analysis (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%)c | 95% CI | n (%)c | 95% CI | ||
Total | 41 (23.8) | 17.4–31.7 | 139(76.2) | 68.3–82.6 | n/a |
Demographics | |||||
Male | 28 (24.7) | 17.1–34.3 | 91 (75.3) | 65.7–82.9 | 1.2 (0.5–2.5) |
Female | 13 (22.1) | 12.7–35.5 | 48 (77.9) | 64.5–87.3 | Ref |
Mean age in years (95% CL) | 14.0 | 13.3–14.8 | 13.8 | 13.5–14.1 | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) |
In school | 32 (23.0) | 16.3–31.4 | 113(77.0) | 68.6–83.7 | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) |
Not in school | 9 (27.2) | 15.4–43.5 | 26 (72.8) | 56.5–84.6 | Ref |
Outdoor occupation | 5 (25.6) | 9.0–54.4 | 17 (74.4) | 45.6–91.0 | 1.2 (0.3–4.2) |
Not outdoor occupation | 33 (23.0) | 16.5–31.0 | 115(77.0) | 69.0–83.5 | Ref |
Media habits | |||||
Mean number of media sources used per week (newspaper, radio, TV, internet) (95% CL) | 3.1 | 2.8–3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7–3.0 | 1.4 (0.8–2.3) |
Knowledge of EDs | |||||
Mean number correct out of 8 true/false statements about ED (95% CL) | 4.9 | 4.3–5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5–6.2 | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) d |
Perceived community ED risk | |||||
Has ever heard of accidents in which EDs have exploded in the community and caused human injury or death | 10 (17.3) | 9.2–30.1 | 47 (82.7) | 69.9–90.8 | 0.6 (0.2–1.5) |
Has not heard of accidents | 31 (27.0) | 18.2–38.0 | 91 (73.0) | 62.0–81.8 | Ref |
Exposure to EDs and receipt of MRE | |||||
Has encountered ED on one occasion | 24 (25.4) | 16.3–37.3 | 76 (74.6) | 62.7–83.7 | Ref |
Has encountered ED on 2–3 occasions | 10 (20.9) | 11.2–35.7 | 41 (79.1) | 64.3–88.8 | 0.8 (0.3–2.1) |
Has encountered ED on 4 or more occasions | 6 (28.3) | 11.9–53.6 | 15 (71.7) | 46.4–88.1 | 1.2 (0.4–3.2) |
Has received MRE | 14 (24.5) | 13.5–40.3 | 48 (75.5) | 59.7–86.5 | 1.0 (0.5–2.4) |
Has not received MRE | 27 (23.9) | 16.8–32.7 | 89 (76.1) | 67.3–83.2 | Ref |