Table 2.
Comparison of ownership and utilization of long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets between Gilgel-Gibe and control villages, Southwest Ethiopia, November 2012
| Long-lasting, insecticide -treated bed nets (LLINs) |
Gilgel-Gibe villages |
Control villages |
OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Ownership of LLINs (at least one) |
Yes |
787 |
66.3 |
555 |
46.8 |
2.2 (1.9-2.6)* |
| No |
400 |
33.7 |
631 |
53.2 |
||
| Number of LLINs owned |
One |
418 |
35.2 |
194 |
16.4 |
2.1 (1.9 -3.8)* |
| ≥ Two |
369 |
31.1 |
361 |
30.4 |
||
| Source of LLINs |
Free |
307 |
39.0 |
279 |
50.3 |
0.63 (0.51 – 0.79)* |
| Bought |
480 |
61.0 |
276 |
49.7 |
||
| Used last night (those who had ≥1) |
Yes |
760 |
60.1 |
778 |
76.1 |
0.47 (0.39-0.57)* |
| No |
505 |
39.9 |
245 |
23.9 |
||
| Used last month (those who had ≥1) |
Yes |
759 |
60.0 |
910 |
89.0 |
0.19 (0.15-0.23)* |
| No |
506 |
40.0 |
113 |
11.0 |
||
| Any one from the family member who did not use LLINs |
Yes |
454 |
57.7 |
182 |
32.8 |
2.8 (2.2- 3.5)* |
| No |
333 |
42.3 |
373 |
67.2 |
||
| Sufficient LLINs for family members (those who have ≥1) |
Yes |
329 |
41.8 |
415 |
74.8 |
0.24 (0.19-0.31)* |
| No |
458 |
58.2 |
140 |
25.2 |
||
| Intention to have LLINs in future (those who do not have) |
Yes |
841 |
97.9 |
762 |
98.7 |
0.61 (0.28, 1.3)* |
| No |
18 |
2.1 |
10 |
1.3 |
||
| Mechanisms of having LLINs | Bought |
35 |
4.2 |
178 |
23.3 |
1.6 (0.2-13) |
| Free | 805 | 95.7 | 577 | 75.6 | 11.2 (1.4 – 89.5)* | |
*Significant at 0.05.