Table 3.
Factors associated with ownership of at least one LLIN among households, Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia, 2010
|
Variables |
Ownership of at least 1 LLIN |
Crude OR(95%CI) |
P value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Yes |
No |
|
|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
| Place of residence |
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
246 (13.1) |
95 (9.6) |
1.42 (1.10,1.82) |
0.006 |
| Rural |
1633 (86.9) |
893 (90.4) |
1 |
|
| Altitude above sea level |
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 2000 meters |
477 (25.4) |
58 (5.9) |
5.45 (4.10,7.25) |
0.001 |
| > 2000 meters |
1402 (74.6) |
930 (94.1) |
1 |
|
| HH with under 5 children |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1099 (58.5) |
545 (55.2) |
1.15 (0.98,1.34) |
0.087 |
| No |
780 (41.5) |
443 (44.8) |
1 |
|
| Household size |
|
|
|
|
| 1–2 persons |
179 (9.5) |
141 (14.3) |
0.52 (0.41,0.68) |
0.001 |
| 3–5 persons |
919 (48.9) |
525 (53.1) |
0.72 (0.61,0.85) |
0.001 |
| ≥ 6 persons |
781 (41.6) |
322 (32.6) |
1 |
|
| Roof types |
|
|
|
|
| CIS |
1549 (82.4) |
723 (73.2) |
1.72 (1.43,2.07) |
0.001 |
| TR and others |
330 (17.6) |
265 (26.8) |
1 |
|
| Number of sleeping rooms |
|
|
|
|
| 1 room |
1562 (83.1) |
919 (93.0) |
0.37 (0.28,0.49) |
0.001 |
| ≥ 2 rooms |
317 (16.9) |
69 (7.0) |
1 |
|
| Radio possession |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
692 (36.8) |
454 (45.9) |
0.69 (0.59,0.80) |
0.001 |
| No |
1187 (63.2) |
534 (54.1) |
1 |
|
| IRS sprayed in last 12 months |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
662 (35.2) |
136 (13.8) |
3.41 (2.78,4.18) |
0.001 |
| No |
1217 (64.8) |
852 (86.2) |
1 |
|
| Malaria preventable |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1296 (69.0) |
658 (66.6) |
0.72 (0.58,0.89) |
0.002 |
| No |
193 (10.3) |
188 (19.0) |
0.37 (0.28,0.49) |
0.001 |
| I don’t know |
390 (20.8) |
142 (14.4) |
1 |
|
| Educational status of household head |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
1397 (74.3) |
718 (72.7) |
0.93 (0.73,1.18) |
0.567 |
| 1–4 grades |
240 (12.8) |
154 (15.6) |
0.75 (0.55,1.01) |
0.057 |
| ≥ 5 grade |
242 (12.9) |
116 (11.7) |
1 |
|
| Educational status of household women |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
1642 (87.4) |
844 (85.4) |
0.90 (0.66,1.23) |
0.511 |
| 1–4 grades |
101 (5.4) |
81 (8.2) |
0.58 (0.38,0.88) |
0.010 |
| ≥ 5 grade |
136 (7.2) |
63 (6.4) |
1 |
|
| Highest educational status of household members |
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
639 (34.0) |
347 (35.1) |
0.97 (0.81,1.17) |
0.770 |
| 1–4 grades |
570 (30.3) |
287 (29.0) |
1.05 (0.87,1.27) |
0.622 |
| ≥ 5 grade | 670 (35.7) | 354 (35.9) | 1 | |
Note: CIS, corrugated iron sheet; HH, household; IRS, indoor residual spraying; n, study subjects; TR, thatched roof.