Table 4.
Factors for willingness to pay for ITNs in Berehet District, Ethiopia, 2012
| Variables | Willingness to pay for ITNs | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
| No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 103(24.3) | 321(75.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 132(41) | 190(59) | 2.16(1.58–2.96)* | 1.86(1.29–2.55)* |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single | 16(17.8) | 73(82) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Married | 165(31.2) | 382(68.8) | 1.97(1.11–3.48) * | 1.96(1.07–3.38) * |
| Widowed | 17(47.3) | 19(52.7) | 4.08(1.74–9.54) * | 2.92(1.22–6.96) * |
| Divorced | 37(50) | 37(50) | 4.56(2.24–9.25) * | 3.26(1.56–6.97) * |
| Educational status | ||||
| Illiterate | 158(41.1) | 227(58.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Can read and write | 47(24.9) | 142(75.1) | 0.47(0.32–0.7)* | 0.61(0.39–0.93) * |
| Elementary (1–8) | 17(25.4) | 50(74.6) | 0.49(0.27–0.87)* | 4.72(1.48–15.04) * |
| Secondary(9–12) | 9(24.4) | 28(75.6) | 0.46(0.21–1.00) | 0.43(0.18–1.03) |
| College and above | 4(5.9) | 64(94.1) | 0.09(0.03–0.25)* | 0.99(0.29–0.99)* |
| Average family monthly income | ||||
| <200 | 146(75.3) | 48(24.7) | 30.23(16.66–54.89) * | 22.44(12–41.34) * |
| 201–400 | 56(30.7) | 127(69.3) | 4.38(2.43–7.9) * | 3.01(1.64–5.52) * |
| 401–692 | 16(8.8) | 167(91.2) | 0.95(0.46–1.84) | 0.67(0.32–1.39) |
| >692 | 17(9.2) | 169(90.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Knowledge on malaria | ||||
| knowledgeable | 97(25.6) | 281(74.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Not knowledgeable | 128(36.5) | 223(63.5) | 0.60(0,43–0.82) * | 0.68(0.47–0.98) * |
| Perceived susceptibility of malaria | ||||
| High | 133(23.6) | 430(76.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low | 67(40.4) | 99(59.6) | 0.63(0.44–0.91) * | 0.64(0.44–0.93) * |
| Perceived severity of malaria | ||||
| High | 178(46.7) | 203(53.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low | 200(57.5) | 148(42.5) | 0.63(0.46–0.87) * | 0.65(0.47–0.91) * |
| Perceived benefit for ITNS | ||||
| High | 167(41) | 241(59) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low | 102(31.8) | 219(68.2) | 0.26(0.19–0.36) * | 0.28(0.2–0.4) * |
*
Statically significant at p-value <0.05