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. 2018 Feb 27;29:136. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.136.13322

Table 3.

Factors associated with utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets among children aged 6-59 months at internally displaced persons camps Abuja

Characteristics Used LLIN Did not use LLIN OR 95% CI p-value AOR 95% CI p-value
Sex
Female 139 (90.3) 15(9.7) 1.1 0.54-2.45 0.78
Male 121(89.0) 15 (11.0)
Age group (months)
<36 127 (90.7) 13 (9.3) 1.2 0.58-2.68 0.57
36-59 133 (88.7) 17 (11.3)
Religion
Christianity 134 (93.7) 9 (6.29) 2.4 1.10-5.62 0.03 2.5 0.66-9.12 0.18
Islam 126 (85.7) 21 (14.3)
Mothers age (years)
≥36 32(88.9) 4(11.1) 1.7 0.60-5.26 0.21 2.6 0.51-13.52 0.25
≤35 216(81.8) 48(18.2) 1
Mothers educational status
Formal 119(79.3) 31(20.7) 0.6 0.36-1.20 0.09 0.6 0.13-1.70 0.31
No formal 128 (85.3) 22 (14.7) 1
Net seen hanging
Yes 232 (98.3) 4 (1.69) 55.9 18.12-172.14 < 0.001 99.9 22.7-438.8 <0.0001
No 27 (50.9) 26 (49.1) 1
Net purchased
Yes 77 (87.5) 11 (12.5) 0.7 0.33-1.60 0.43
No 183 (90.5) 19 (9.41)
Duration of net ownership (months)
0-6 86 (83.5) 17 (16.5) 2.6 1.20-5.57 0.01 0.4 0.08-2.24 0.32
>6 170 (92.9) 13 (7.1)
Holes in LLIN
Yes 147 (93.0) 11 (7.0) 2.2 1.01-4.90 0.04 0.8 0.19-3.26 0.70
No 108 (85.7) 18 (14.3)
Breeding site type
Farmland/bush 205 (91.9) 18(8.1) 2.9 1.33-6.59 0.005 2.6 0.69-10.15 0.16
Stagnant water 46 (79.3) 12 (20.7) 1
Type of camp site
Camp-like site 103 (77.4) 30 (25.6) 0.6 0.37-1.16 0.08 8.2 2.5-27.4 0.0006
Settlement site 157 (83.9) 30 (16.1) 1