Table 4.

Factors associated with LLINs use the night prior to the survey among household members Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia, 2010

Variables	LLINs use		COR(95%CI)	P value
	Users (%)	Nonusers (%)
Place of residence
Urban	68 (10.8)	178 (14.3)	0.73 (0.54,0.98)	0.036
Rural	562 (89.2)	1071 (85.7)	1
Altitude
≤ 2000m	263 (41.7)	214 (17.1)	3.47 (2.79,4.30)	0.001
>2000m	367 (58.37)	1035 (82.9)	1
HH with under 5 children
Yes	403 (64.0)	697 (55.8)	1.41 (1.16,1.72)	0.001
No	227 (36.0)	552 (44.2)	1
Household size
1–2 persons	54 (8.6)	125 (10.0)	0.84 (0.59,1.19)	0.335
3–5 persons	311 (49.4)	608 (48.7)	0.99 (0.81,1.22)	0.969
≥ 6 persons	265 (42.1)	516 (41.3)	1
Education of HH head
Illiterate	448 (71.1)	949 (76.0)	0.75 (0.57,1.00)	0.053
1–4 grade	89 (14.1)	151 (12.1)	0.94 (0.65,1.37)	0.760
≥ 5grade	93 (14.8)	149 (11.9)	1
Education of women
Illiterate	522 (82.9)	1120 (89.7)	0.43 (0.30,0.61)	0.001
1–4 grade	37 (5.9)	64 (5.1)	0.53 (0.31,0.89)	0.018
≥ 5grade	71 (11.3)	65 (5.2)	1
Highest education of HH member
Illiterate	190 (30.1)	449 (35.9)	0.89 (0.70,1.13)	0.328
1–4 grade	224 (35.6)	346 (27.7)	1.36 (1.08,1.72)	0.010
≥ 5grade	216 (34.3)	454 (36.4)	1
Sleeping rooms
1 room	493 (78.3)	1069 (85.6)	0.61 (0.47,0.77)	0.001
≥ 2 rooms	137 (21.7)	180 (14.4)	1
Roof types
CIS	519 (82.4)	1030 (82.5)	0.99 (0.77,1.28)	0.964
TR and other	111 (17.6)	219 (17.5)	1
Radio possession
Yes	229 (36.3)	463 (37.1)	0.97 (0.79,1.18)	0.760
No	401 (63.7)	786 (62.9)	1
IRS sprayed in last year
Yes	363 (57.6)	299 (23.9)	4.32 (3.52,5.30)	0.001
No	267 (42.4)	950 (76.1)	1
Malaria preventable
Yes	491 (77.9)	805 (64.5)	1.79 (1.39,2.31)	0.001
No	40 (6.3)	153 (12.2)	0.77 (0.51,1.16)	0.215
I don’t know	99 (15.7)	291 (23.3)	1
LLINs colour preference
Yes	136 (21.6)	494 (39.6)	0.42 (0.34,0.52)	0.001
No	494 (78.4)	755 (60.4)	1
Number of LLINs
1 LLIN	223 (35.4)	565 (46.0)	0.21 (0.15,0.31)	0.001
2 LLINs	309 (49.0)	611 (49.7)	0.27 (0.19,0.39)	0.001
≥ 3 LLINs	98 (15.6)	53 (4.3)	1

Note: CIS, corrugated iron sheet; COR, crud odds ratio; TR, Thatched roof.