Table 5.
Seemingly unrelated bivariate probit results of factors influencing use of ITNS and reported fever
| Sleep under mosquito nets | Sick of fever | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Parameter | z-value | Parameter | z-value |
| Sick of fever | -1.1520 | -3.43 | - | - |
| Knowledge of causes of malaria | ||||
| Mosquitoes | -0.1343 | -2.17 | 0.0223 | 0.38 |
| Stagnant water | -0.1425 | -2.02 | -0.0426 | -0.57 |
| Certain food | -0.2263 | -1.85 | 0.1584 | 1.60 |
| Other things | -0.1467 | -1.38 | 0.1317 | 1.4 |
| Malaria preventive knowledge | ||||
| Sleep under mosquito nets | 0.4729 | 6.54 | 0.0646 | 1.21 |
| Sleep under ITN | 0.6362 | 5.13 | -0.1426 | -2.02 |
| Use insecticide spray | -0.2163 | -3.68 | -0.0289 | -0.49 |
| Use mosquito coils | -0.1852 | -3.52 | -0.0511 | -0.93 |
| Keep doors/windows closed | -0.1136 | -1.71 | -0.1941 | -2.72 |
| Cut the grass | -0.0325 | -0.31 | -0.3709 | -3.75 |
| Eliminate stagnant water | -0.0767 | -0.9 | 0.0800 | 0.92 |
| No knowledge | -0.0970 | -0.96 | 0.1649 | 1.94 |
| Socio-economic factors and Pregnancy status | ||||
| Age of respondent at 1st birth | -0.0013 | -0.23 | 0.0175 | 3.65 |
| Currently pregnant | -0.1947 | -1.05 | 0.4913 | 3.61 |
| Duration of pregnancy (months) | 0.0507 | 1.70 | -0.0513 | -2.07 |
| Current age | -0.0141 | -3.34 | -0.0291 | -10.28 |
| North-Central zone | 0.2767 | 2.89 | -0.0155 | -0.16 |
| North-East Zone | 1.2953 | 9.52 | 0.3057 | 3.09 |
| North-West Zone | 1.1098 | 12.38 | 0.8275 | 9.18 |
| South-East zone | 0.4124 | 4.21 | 0.4641 | 5.13 |
| South-South Zone | 0.6562 | 7.55 | 0.5413 | 6.26 |
| Urban residence | -0.2460 | -4.36 | -0.0187 | -0.35 |
| Years of education | -0.0027 | -1.40 | -0.0019 | -0.95 |
| Household Size | 0.0059 | 0.99 | 0.0165 | 2.74 |
| Wealth index | 0.0000 | -0.66 | 0.0000 | -1.44 |
| Constant | -0.4521 | -2.18 | -0.6735 | -4.74 |
| Athrho | 0.8377 | 1.96 | ||
| Rho | 0.6846 | |||