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. 2017 Oct 27;14(11):1312. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111312

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis risk factor analysis for failure for using ITN at household in southwest Ethiopia (N = 816).

Covariates Failure for Using LLINs Univariate Multivariate
n N % 95% CI OR 95% CI p AOR 95% CI
Location of the village Quadrant 1 40 166 26.4 (20.0, 34.0) 1 0.42
Quadrant 2 83 269 30.1 (25.7, 36.5) 1.2 (0.8, 1.9)
Quadrant 3 51 168 29.9 (23.4, 37.3) 1.2 (0.7, 1.9)
Quadrant 4 28 74 37.5 (26.9, 49.4) 1.7 (0.9, 3.1)
Gender of HH head Female 23 81 28.5 (19.6, 39.5) 1 0.72
Male 179 596 30.5 (26.9, 34.4) 1.1 (0.64,1.86)
Age of the HH head ≤35 60 233 25.8 (20.5, 31.8) 1 0.147 1
36–40 41 127 32.3 (24.6, 41.1) 1.4 (0.8, 2.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.5)
41–50 60 169 36.4 (29.3, 44.0) 1.7 (1.1, 2.6) * 0.9 (0.5, 1.6)
>51 41 148 28.6 (21.8, 36.7) 1.2 (0.7, 1.9) 0.9 (0.4, 1.7)
Education of HH Above primary 15 94 16.7 (10.2, 26.1) 1 0.001 1
Primary 27 116 23.6 (16.7, 32.3) 1.5 (0.8, 3.1) 1.4 (0.6, 2.9)
No education 160 467 34.7 (30.5, 39.1) 2.6 (1.5, 4.8) ** 2.3 (1.2, 4.4) *
Occupation of HH head Farmer 195 655 30.2 (26.8, 33.8) 1 0.56
Government employee 4 15 24.6 (9.3, 50.8) 0.8 (0.2, 2.4)
Other 3 7 47.4 (16.7, 80.1) 2.1 (0.5, 9.5)
Marital status of HH head Married 189 614 31.2 (27.6, 35.0) 1 0.28
Widowed 9 43 21.1 (11.1, 36.2) 0.6 (0.3, 1.3)
Single/divorced 4 20 21.2 (18.1, 35.1) 0.6 (0.2, 1.8)
History of malaria in the past year of HH head No 159 559 28.7 (25.0, 32.6) 1 0.06 1
Yes 43 118 37.7 (29.2, 46.9) 1.5 (0.9,2.3) 1.1 (0.6, 2.0)
Family size 1–3 persons 7 117 6.5 (3.1, 13.1) 1 <0.001 1
4–6 persons 120 388 31.4 (26.9, 36.1) 6.6 (2.9, 14.7) ** 7.4 (2.6, 21.3) **
≥7 persons 75 172 44 (36.6, 51.7) 11.3 (4.9, 26.0) ** 2.5 (0.8, 8.2)
Predominant material in HH walls Mud 200 669 30.3 (26.9, 33.9) 1 0.7
Cements 2/8 8 24 (5.7, 62.1) 0.7 (0.1, 3.8)
Predominant material in HH roof Iron 62 227 27.8 (22.2, 34.1) 1 0.32
Thatched 140 450 31.5 (27.4, 35.9) 1.2 (0.8, 1.7)
Firewood use for cooking No 102 382 27.4 (23.1, 32.1) 1 0.08 1
Yes 100 295 33.9 (28.6, 39.6) 1.4 (0.9, 1.9) 1.4 (0.9, 2.2)
Livestock ownership No 7 33 22.4 (10.9, 40.6) 1 0.34
Yes 195 644 30.6 (27.2, 34.3) 1.5 (0.6, 3.7)
History of malaria in the past year of any household member No 165 583 28.5 (24.9, 32.3) 1 0.01 1
Yes 37 94 41.6 (31.9, 52.0) 1.8 (1.1, 2.8) * 1.4 (0.7, 2.6)
Discussion about malaria in the past month No 47 137 34 (26.4, 42.5) 1 0.28
Yes 155 540 29.2 (25.6, 33.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.2)
HH access to LLINs No 95 114 83.25 (75.12, 89.11) 20.3 (11.9, 34.9) ** <0.01 34.0 (17.1, 67.5) **
Yes 107 563 19.63 (16.54, 23.14) 1 1

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001.