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. 2014 Sep 4;13:352. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-352

Table 2.

Factors associated with use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Bhutan, 2013

Net use Unadjusted Adjusted
Odds ratio P value Odds ratio P value
(95% CI) ( 95% CI)
Washing of LLINs (1,172)
Every 6 months (801) Ref
<6 months (26) 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) <0.0001* 0.2 (0.1, 0.8) 0.026*
>9 months (164) 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) <0.0001* 0.1 (0.1,0.3) <0.0001*
Never washed (191) 0.5 (0.2, 0.7) 0.03* 0.5 (0.2, 1.1) 0.10
Socio-economic quintile (1,200)
Most poor (278) Ref Ref
More poor (205) 1.0 (0.4, 2.4) 0.97 0.8 (0.3, 2.2) 0.65
Poor (295) 0.7 (0.3, 1.5) 0.34 0.5 (0.2, 1.2) 0.13
Less poor (363) 1.1 (0.5, 2.3) 0.91 0.9 (0.3, 2.7) 0.87
Least poor (59) 0.1 (0.1, 0.3) <0.0001* 0.2 (0.1, 0.5) 0.002*
Household members (1,189)
< 3 members (419) Ref Ref
4-6 members (610) 1.1 (0.7, 1.9) 0.66 1.0 (0.5, 1.9) 0.98
7-9 members (169) 1.9 (0.8, 4.8) 0.15 2.5 (0.8, 7.7) 0.11
Household income per month (1,199)
< Nu 1,500 (472) Ref Ref
Nu 1,501-3,000 (327) 1.5 (0.7, 3.2) 0.32 0.8 (0.3, 2.0) 0.66
Nu 3,001-5,000 (180) 4.1 (1.0, 17.9) 0.06 2.2 (0.5, 10.6) 0.33
Nu 5,001-10,000 (117) 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) 0.007* 0.3 (0.1, 0.9) 0.027*
>Nu 10,000 (103) 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) <0.0001* 0.1 (0.04, 0.3) <0.0001*
Location of households from the nearest health centre (1,200)
<1 hrs (840) Ref Ref
1–3 hrs (329) 0.5 (0.3, 0.9) 0.012* 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) 0.002*
>3 hrs (31) 1
Action taken if LLINs are torn (1,182)
Repair the LLINs (1,122) Ref Ref
Do not know (22) 0.1 (0.1 0.3) <0.0001* 0.1 (0.03, 0.3) <0.0001*
Buy new one (38) 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) <0.0001* 0.5 (0.2, 1.5) 0.24
Hanging of LLIN during day (1,184)
Hang in sleeping area (1,147) Ref Ref
Keep in the box (33) 0.1 (0.04, 0.2) <0.0001* 0.1 (0.1, 0.4) <0.0001*
Other place (4) 0.1 (0.02, 1.4) 0.09 0.3 (0.02, 3.8) 0.33

Unadjusted odds ratio (OR) was obtained from bivariate logistic regression and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was obtained from multivariable logistic regression.

*significant at p < 0.05.