Table 4.
Final logistic regression model for household's ownership of ITNs (with estimated odds ratios) in Gursum district, Ethiopia, 2008.
| Variables | Ownership of ITN | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Farmer | 80 (8.3) | 24 (19.0) | 4.71 (2.18–10.17) | 5.11 (1.88–13.94) | ||
| Student | 19 (9.1) | 9 (7.1) | 2.98 (1.09–8.16) | 0.001 | 2.53 (0.71–8.96) | 0.026 |
| Housewife | 85 (40.7) | 64 (50.8) | 1.87 (0.93–3.78) | 2.10 (0.87–5.06) | ||
| Government employee | 8 (3.8) | 5 (4.0) | 2.26 (0.63–8.11) | 1.46 (0.27–7.91) | ||
| Merchant | 17 (8.1) | 24 (19.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Knowledge of the cause of malaria | ||||||
| Yes | 179 (85.6) | 77 (61.1) | 3.80 (2.24–6.43) | 0.000 | 2.64 (1.31–5.30) | 0.007 |
| No | 30 (14.4) | 49 (38.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Feeling family is at risk of getting malaria | ||||||
| Yes | 111 (55.8) | 84 (70.6) | 0.53 (0.32–0.85) | 0.009 | 0.33 (0.17–0.69) | 0.001 |
| No | 88 (44.2) | 35 (29.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Have you ever heard about ITN | ||||||
| Yes | 199 (97.5) | 106 (88.3) | 5.26 (1.84–15.0) | 0.002 | 7.56 (1.95–29.28) | 0.003 |
| No | 5 (2.5) | 14 (11.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Family size | ||||||
| Less than 3 | 38 (18.2) | 56 (44.4) | 0.20 (0.11–0.38) | 0.23 (0.10–0.52) | ||
| Four | 36 (17.2) | 22 (17.5) | 0.49 (0.24–0.99) | 0.000 | 1.05 (0.41–2.68) | 0.001 |
| Five and six | 58 (27.8) | 25 (19.8) | 0.69 (0.36–1.34) | 0.81 (0.36–1.82) | ||
| Seven and above | 77 (36.8) | 23 (18.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||