Table 4.
Association of caretakers’ malaria related knowledge and other selected background factors with LLIN use by children 2–9 years of age, Ethiopia
| Variables | Categories | LLIN use previous night | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Beta | P-value | AOR (95%CI) | |||
| Altitude ASL | Low* | 179 (65.1) | 96 (34.9) | 0.180 | 1 | ||
| Mid | 260 (72.2) | 100 (27.8) | −0.09 | 0.773 | 0.91 (0.49–1.69) | ||
| High | 52 (70.3) | 22 (29.7) | 0.26 | 0.398 | 1.29 (0.71–2.35) | ||
| Residence | Rural | 338 (65.9) | 175 (34.1) | −0.53 | 0.014 | 0.59 (0.39–0.89) | |
| Urban* | 153 (78.1) | 43 (21.9) | 1 | ||||
| Knowledge of classical symptoms | Fever | No | 272 (70.6) | 113 (29.4) | 0.05 | 0.798 | 1.06 (0.70–1.59) |
| Yes* | 219 (67.6) | 105 (32.4) | 1 | ||||
| Chills | No | 131 (62.4) | 79 (37.6) | −0.26 | 0.247 | 0.77 (0.49–1.19) | |
| Yes* | 360 (72.1) | 139 (27.9) | 1 | ||||
| Headache | No | 286 (67.0) | 141 (33.0) | −0.32 | 0.136 | 0.73 (0.48–1.11) | |
| Yes* | 205 (72.7) | 77 (27.3) | 1 | ||||
| Perceived causation of malaria | Misquote bite | No | 157 (66.0) | 81 (34.0) | −0.13 | 0.602 | 0.88 (0.55–1.42) |
| Yes* | 334 (70.9) | 137 (29.1) | 1 | ||||
| Stagnant water | No | 438 (68.2) | 204 (31.8) | −0.81 | 0.021 | 0.44 (0.22–0.89) | |
| Yes* | 53 (79.1) | 14 (20.9) | 1 | ||||
| Poor hygiene | No | 441 (68.7) | 201 (31.3) | −0.45 | 0.177 | 0.64 (0.33–1.23) | |
| Yes* | 50 (74.6) | 17 (25.4) | 1 | ||||
| Knowledge of prevention measures | Sleeping under LLIN | No | 119 (60.4) | 78 (39.6) | −0.76 | 0.003 | 0.47 (0.28–0.77) |
| Yes* | 372 (72.7) | 140 (27.3) | 1 | ||||
| IRS | No | 457 (69.3) | 202 (30.7) | 0.30 | 0.388 | 1.35 (0.68–2.69) | |
| Yes* | 34 (68.0) | 16 (32.0) | 1 | ||||
| Environmental Management | No | 248 (65.6) | 130 (34.4) | −0.04 | 0.834 | 0.96 (0.65–1.42) | |
| Yes* | 243 (73.4) | 88 (26.6) | 1 | ||||
| Knowledge of vulnerable group | <5 years old | No | 207 (68.8) | 94 (31.2) | −0.14 | 0.645 | 0.87 (0.49–1.57) |
| Yes* | 284 (69.6) | 124 (30.4) | 1 | ||||
| Sex of child | Male | 257 (69.1) | 115 (30.9) | 0.01 | 0.953 | 1.01 (0.72–1.42) | |
| Female* | 222 (68.7) | 101 (31.3) | 1 | ||||
| Age of child | <5 | 213 (70.5) | 89 (29.5) | 0.05 | 0.781 | 1.05 (0.74–1.48) | |
| ≥5* | 266 (67.7) | 127 (32.3) | 1 | ||||
| Malaria transmission levels | Low | 295 (68.4) | 136 (31.6) | −0.11 | 0.706 | 0.89 (0.51–1.59) | |
| Moderate | 150 (70.4) | 63 (29.6) | −0.02 | 0.957 | 0.98 (0.53–1.81) | ||
| High* | 46 (70.8) | 19 (29.2) | 1 | ||||
| Overall knowledge | −0.01 | 0.589 | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | ||||
| Family size | −0.16 | 0.001 | 0.86 (0.78–0.94) | ||||
*reference category