Table 3. Factors associated with use of mosquito nets by households in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda.

Variables	Use of mosquito nets	Unadjusted PR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted PR (95% CI)	p-value
Overall	530 (72.9)
Gender
Male	164 (70.1)	1		1
Female	366 (74.2)	1.06 (0.96–1.67)	0.252	1.07 (0.96–1.18)	0.192
Age (years)
18–29	224 (77.5)	1		1
≥ 30	306 (69.7)	0.90 (0.82–0.98)	0.020*	0.96 (0.88–1.05)	0.356
Highest level of education
None	40 (51.3)	1		1
Primary	227 (69.0)	1.34 (1.07–1.69)	0.011*	1.27 (1.00–1.60)	0.048*
Secondary (ordinary level)	212 (81.8)	1.59 (1.27–1.99)	<0.001*	1.47 (1.16–1.85)	0.001*
Secondary (advanced level) / tertiary	51 (83.6)	1.63 (1.27–2.01)	<0.001*	1.55 (1.19–2.01)	0.001*
Occupation
Agriculture	165 (70.2)	1		1
Business	191 (76.7)	1.09 (0.98–1.22)	0.108	0.98 (0.88–1.09)	0.776
Housewife	69 (84.1)	1.19 (1.06–1.36)	0.005*	1.07 (0.94–1.22)	0.279
Unemployed	67 (62.0)	0.88 (0.74–1.05)	0.152	0.83 (0.70–0.98)	0.033*
Others	38 (71.7)	1.02 (0.84–1.23)	0.828	0.91 (0.75–1.10)	0.327
Average household monthly income (US dollars)
≤ 40	262 (67.2)	1		1
> 40	268 (79.5)	1.18 (1.08–1.29)	<0.001*	1.09 (1.00–1.20)	0.046*
Religion
Christian	463 (73.1)	1
Muslim	67 (71.3)	0.97 (0.85–1.12)	0.711	-	-
Had children under 5 years in household
Yes	348 (73.6)	1
No	182 (71.6)	1.02 (0.97–1.08)	0.435	-	-
Household size
1–2	77 (68.7)	1
3–5	257 (74.1)	1.08 (0.94–1.24)	0.296	-	-
≥ 6	196 (73.1)	1.06 (0.92–1.23)	0.402	-	-

* Statistically significant at p < 0.05