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. 2013 Dec;13(4):962–969. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v13i4.15

Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of factors associated with ITN utilisation

Variables Frequency Utilised ITN OR 95% CI P-value

N Yes No
Age
14 – 25 423 157 262 1.00
26 – 45 346 114 232 0.84 0.62 – 1.14 0.262
Education
No Formal education 198 063 135 1.00
Had Formal education 571 208 363 0.80 0.57 – 1.14 0.214
Religion
Catholic 627 219 408 1.00
Anglican (Protestant) 088 027 061 0.82 0.51 – 1.33 0.427
Moslem 005 002 003 1.24 0.21 – 7.48 0.815
Pentecostal 046 021 025 1.56 0.85 –2.86 0.145
Others 002 000 002 0.00 0.300
Engage in Business
No 620 205 415 1.00
Yes 147 064 083 1.56 1.08 – 2.26 0.017
Marital status
Married/Cohabiting 709 263 446 1.00
Single/Widow/Divorce 060 006 054 0.19 0.08 – 0.45 0.000
Willingness to purchase ITN
No 382 096 286 1.00
Yes 374 171 203 2.51 1.83 –3.44 0.000
Time taken to reach Health Unit in hours
<1 442 169 273 1.00
>1 315 094 221 0.69 0.50 – 0.94 0.017
Awareness about ITN
No 230 064 166 1.00
Yes 535 205 330 1.61 1.15 – 2.26 0.005
Sources of Information about ITN
From Community 095 029 066 1.00
Health Centre 202 096 106 2.06 1.22 – 3.48 0.006
Radio 228 077 151 1.16 0.69 – 1.95 0.572
ITN Sources
Given from Health Centre 233 200 033 1.00
Given by NGO 041 029 012 0.40 0.18 – 0.87 0.016
Bought it Myself 041 034 007 0.80 0.33 – 1.96 0.627
Others 008 005 003 0.28 0.06 – 1.22 0.069
Ante-Natal Visit
No 255 064 191 1.00
Yes 512 205 307 1.99 1.42 – 2.79 0.000
Income per Month
<Shs 14406 600 205 395 1.00
>Shs 14406 160 064 096 1.29 0.90 – 1.85 0.163
Gestation Age (Months)
First Trimester 152 041 111 1.00
Second Trimester 295 100 195 1.39 0.90 – 2.14 0.136
Third Trimester 314 126 188 1.81 1.18 – 2.78 0.006