Table 5 Analysis of socio-demographic factors of respondents at Release site 1_BH, their perception towards Government’s efforts, their awareness of the dengue situation, and their attitude towards Wolbachia release
From: Public sentiments towards the use of Wolbachia-Aedes technology in Singapore
Positive attitude towards male Wolbachia-Aedes release (very comfortable/comfortable) | High awareness of dengue (feels that dengue is a serious problem/serious problem but under control) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | n (%) | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | p-value | N | n (%) | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | p-value | |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 52 | 40 (77%) | Reference | 52 | 38 (73%) | Reference | ||
Female | 61 | 39 (64%) | 0.53 [0.35,0.81] | 0.14 | 61 | 38 (62%) | 0.61 [0.40, 0.92] | 0.225 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
≤35 | 20 | 15 (75%) | Reference | 20 | 14 (70%) | Reference | ||
36–55 | 40 | 27 (68%) | 0.69 [0.37,1.28] | 0.55 | 40 | 33 (83%) | 2.02 [1.06,3.84] | 0.27 |
>55 | 53 | 37 (70%) | 0.77 [0.42,1.40] | 0.66 | 53 | 29 (55%) | 0.52 [0.30,0.91] | 0.24 |
Education level | ||||||||
PSLE and below | 15 | 11 (73%) | Reference | 15 | 6 (40%) | Reference | ||
‘O’/ ‘A’ - Level or equivalent | 36 | 23 (64%) | 0.64 [0.33,1.27] | 0.51 | 36 | 22 (61%) | 2.36 [1.26,4.42] | 0.17 |
Diploma/ Degree/ Postgraduate degree | 62 | 45 (73%) | 0.96 [0.50,1.84] | 0.95 | 62 | 48 (77%) | 5.14 [2.80,9.45] | 0.007 |
Perception towards Government’s efforts | ||||||||
Extremely inadequate/ Inadequate | 12 | 7 (58%) | Reference | 12 | 11 (92%) | Reference | ||
Neutral | 11 | 8 (73%) | 1.90 [0.78,4.66] | 0.47 | 11 | 4 (36%) | 0.052 [0.015,0.18] | 0.015 |
Adequate | 68 | 46 (68%) | 1.49 [0.79,2.83] | 0.53 | 68 | 48 (71%) | 0.22 [0.074,0.64] | 0.16 |
Extremely adequate | 22 | 18 (82%) | 3.21 [1.44,7.19] | 0.15 | 22 | 13 (59%) | 0.13 [0.042,0.41] | 0.073 |
Awareness of dengue situation | ||||||||
Not serious | 22 | 13 (59%) | Reference | |||||
Unsure | 15 | 11 (73%) | 1.90 [0.92,3.94] | 0.38 | ||||
Serious | 21 | 17 (81%) | 2.94 [1.45,5.95] | 0.13 | ||||
Serious but under control | 55 | 38 (69%) | 1.55 [0.92,2.61] | 0.40 | ||||