Table 4.
Associations between caregiver-reported diagnosed malaria episodes and conditions of their bednets
| Variables | Percentage of children with diagnosed malaria episode | Bivariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | |||
| Conditions of bednets | ||||||
| LLIN (intact) | 8.7 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | |
| LLIN (holed) | 17.1 | 2.16 | 1.21–3.87 | 2.23 | 1.24–4.01 | |
| Untreated bednet (intact) | 6.8 | 0.77 | 0.24–2.47 | 0.85 | 0.26–2.81 | |
| Untreated bednet (holed) | 11.8 | 1.40 | 0.58–3.36 | 1.57 | 0.66–3.75 | |
| Not using bednet | 19.6 | 2.56 | 1.47–4.46 | 2.50 | 1.41–4.42 | |
| Age | — | 1.13 | 0.99–1.29 | 1.12 | 0.97–1.28 | |
| Gender | — | 0.95 | 0.65–1.39 | 0.95 | 0.65–1.40 | |
| House type | — | 1.43 | 1.03–1.98 | 1.39 | 0.04–1.02 | |
| Wealth index | — | 0.99 | 0.81–1.21 | 1.03 | 0.84–1.25 | |
1 Adjusted for age, gender, house type, and wealth index
LLIN: long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet