Factors N=1537 Recipient/Non recipient Crude
OR (95% CI.)      LR P-value
 Sex
Male† 286/362 1.00 (Ref)  
Female 387/502 0.98 (0.80-1.20) ‡ 0.814
Occupation
Fisherman† 6/9 1.00 (Ref)     0.0001*
Farmer 17/305 0.84 (0.29-2.40) ‡
Trader 81/117 1.03 (0.36-3.03) ‡
Teacher 7/2 5.25 (1.80-34.4)
In school 319/354 1.35 (0.48-3.84) ‡
Artisan 53/43 1.84 (0.61-5.60) ‡
Unemployed 36/34 1.59 (0.51-4.94) ‡
Highest educational level
Primary† 307/394 1.00 (Ref)  
Middle/JHS 192/178 1.38 (1.08-1.78)  
SSS/SHS 16/9 2.28 (0.99-5.23) ‡ <0.0001*
Tertiary 7/7 1.28 (0.45-3.70) ‡  
No formal education 151/276 0.70 (0.55-0.90)  
Age
4-9† 148/134 1.00 (Ref)  
10-19 208/245 0.77 (0.57-1.04) ‡  
20-29 108/188 0.53 (0.37-0.74)  
30-39 77/111 0.63 (0.44-0.92) 0.007*
40-49 69/98 0.64 (0.44-0.94)  
50-59 37/46 0.71 (0.45-1.20) ‡  
60+ 26/42 0.56 (0.33-0.97)  
*Strong evidence of association with the coverage † Reference group
Table 2: Logistic regression of perceived socio-demographic factors influencing the 2012 MDA coverage among study participants in Ahanta West district.