Table 4 Univariate analysis of MDA participation, diagnosis and knowledge risk factors affecting antigen and antibody positivity

MDA

Never taken

2.60 (192)

9.90 (192)

11.98 (192)

15.63 (192)

Taken (anywhere)

1.41 (426)

0.53 (0.16–1.77)

12.50 (424)

1.30 (0.75–2.26)

10.61 (424)

0.87 (0.51–1.49)

17.45 (424)

1.15 (0.72–1.81)

Ever diagnosed with LF

No

1.46 (616)

#

11.89 (614)

#

11.07 (614)

17.10 (614)

Yes

0.00 (8)

na

0.00 (8)

na

25.00 (8)

2.68 (0.53–13.52)

25.00 (8)

1.62 (0.32–8.12)

Know swelling or genitourinary symptom

No

2.42 (289)

12.46 (289)

12.80 (289)

19.38 (289)

Yes

0.78 (255)

0.32 (0.07–1.55)*

10.63 (254)

0.84 (0.49–1.42)

9.84 (254)

0.74 (0.43–1.27)

15.35 (254)

0.75 (0.48–1.18)

Know skin changes

No

1.84 (434)

12.24 (433)

11.32 (433)

18.24 (433)

Yes

0.91 (110)

0.49 (0.06–3.95)

9.09 (110)

0.72 (0.35–1.46)

11.82 (110)

1.05 (0.55–2.01)

14.55 (110)

0.76 (0.48–1.18)

Know chronic symptoms

No

2.49 (241)

13.69 (241)

13.28 (241)

21.16 (241)

Yes

0.99 (303)

0.39 (0.10–1.58)*

9.93 (302)

0.70 (0.41–1.18)*

9.93 (302)

0.72 (0.42–1.22)

14.57 (302)

0.64 (0.41–0.99)***

Know acute symptoms

No

1.11 (451)

11.09 (451)

11.31 (451)

16.85 (451)

Yes

4.30 (93)

4.01 (1.06–15.22)***

14.13 (92)

1.32 (0.68–2.54)

11.96 (92)

1.07 (0.53–2.13)

20.65 (92)

1.28 (0.73–2.25)

Know any symptom

No

1.52 (198)

12.63 (198)

13.64 (198)

20.71 (198)

Yes

1.73 (346)

1.15 (0.28–4.64)

11.01 (345)

0.86 (0.50–1.47)

10.14 (345)

0.72 (0.42–1.22)

15.65 (345)

0.71 (0.45–1.11)*

Know mosquito as cause

No

1.69 (177)

15.25 (177)

16.38 (177)

24.29 (177)

Yes

1.63 (367)

0.96 (0.24–3.90)

9.84 (366)

0.61 (0.35–1.03)**

9.02 (366)

0.51 (0.30–0.86)***

14.21 (366)

0.52 (0.33–0.81)***