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. 2012 Oct 29;12:914. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-914

Table 5.

Factors associated independently with LLINs use among household members, Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia 2010

Variables
LLINs use
AOR(95%CI)
P value
  Users (%) Nonusers (%)    
Place of residence
 
 
 
 
 Urban
68 (10.8)
178 (14.3)
0.51 (0.34,0.76)
0.001
 Rural
562 (89.2)
1071 (85.7)
 
 
Altitude
 
 
 
 
 ≤ 2000m
263 (41.7%)
214 (17.1)
2.56 (1.99-3.29)
0.001
 >2000m
367 (58.37%)
1035 (82.9)
 
 
HH with under 5 children
 
 
 
 
 Yes
403 (64.0%)
697 (55.8)
1.36 (1.06,1.75)
0.015
 No
227 (36.0%)
552 (44.2)
 
 
Household size
 
 
 
 
 1–2 persons
54 (8.6)
125 (10.0)
1.46 (0.91,2.35)
0.115
 3–5 persons
311 (49.4)
608 (48.7)
1.27 (0.98,1.65)
0.066
 ≥ 6 persons
265 (42.1)
516 (41.3)
 
 
Education of HH head
 
 
 
 
 Illiterate
448 (71.1)
949 (76.0)
0.73 (0.50,1.07)
0.104
 1–4 grade
89 (14.1)
151 (12.1)
0.67 (0.43,1.05)
0.084
 ≥ 5grade
93 (14.8)
149 (11.9)
 
 
Education of women
 
 
 
 
 Illiterate
522 (82.9%)
1120 (89.7)
0.39 (0.24,0.62)
0.001
 1–4 grade
37 (5.9%)
64 (5.1%)
0.48 (0.26,0.89)
0.020
 ≥ 5grade
71 (11.3%)
65 (5.2%)
 
 
Highest education of HH member
 
 
 
 
 Illiterate
190 (30.1)
449 (35.9)
1.16 (0.85,1.57)
0.361
 1–4 grade
224 (35.6)
346 (27.7)
1.63 (1.23,2.17)
0.001
 ≥ 5grade
216 (34.3)
454 (36.4)
 
 
Sleeping rooms
 
 
 
 
 1 room
493 (78.3)
1069 (85.6)
0.60 (0.45,0.74)
0.001
 ≥ 2 rooms
137 (21.7)
180 (14.4)
 
 
Roof types
 
 
 
 
 CIS
519 (82.4)
1030 (82.5)
0.85 (0.64,1.15)
0.294
 TR and other
111 (17.6)
219 (17.5)
 
 
Malaria preventable
 
 
 
 
 Yes
491 (77.9)
805 (64.5)
1.09 (0.83,1.45)
0.526
 No
40 (6.3)
153 (12.2)
0.43 (0.27,0.68)
0.001
I don’t know
99 (15.7)
291 (23.3)
 
 
LLINs colour preference
 
 
 
 
 Yes
136 (21.6)
494 (39.6)
0.41 (0.31,0.53)
0.001
 No
494 (78.4)
755 (60.4)
 
 
Number of LLINs
 
 
 
 
   1 LLIN
223 (35.4)
565 (46.0)
0.25 (0.17,0.39)
0.001
   2 LLINs
309 (49.0)
611 (49.7)
0.36 (0.25,0.54)
0.001
   ≥ 3 LLINs 98 (15.6) 53 (4.3)    

Note: AOR: adjusted odds ratio; HH, households.