Table 4.
Socio-demographic characteristics associated with household ownership of sufficient ITNs among migrant population in the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative areas of Myanmar, 2016
| Characteristics | Household ownership of sufficient ITN | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | N | % | (95% CI) | |||||
| Migrant settlement type settlementa | ||||||||
| Category 3 | 1251 | 501 | 40.1 | (37.1–43.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Category 1 | 756 | 299 | 38.5 | (34.8–42.2) | 1.14 (0.57–2.29) | 0.690 | 1.47 (0.76–2.83) | 0.234 |
| Category 2 | 982 | 334 | 35.0 | (31.8–38.3) | 1.18 (0.54–2.58) | 0.658 | 1.07 (0.59–1.96) | 0.804 |
| Education of head of household | ||||||||
| Up to secondary level | 197 | 387 | 36.4 | (33.1–39.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| No formal education | 260 | 89 | 33.8 | (22.7–40.4) | 1.28 (0.59–2.79) | 0.512 | 1.38 (0.59–3.25) | 0.434 |
| Read and write/Primary | 2464 | 538 | 34.1 | (31.6–36.8) | 1.37 (0.8–2.35) | 0.237 | 1.28 (0.76–2.18) | 0.332 |
| High school and above | 306 | 150 | 46.2 | (40.1–52.4) | 1.91 (0.97–3.77) | 0.06 | 1.94 (0.8–4.7) | 0.135 |
| Occupation of head of household | ||||||||
| Daily wage labourer | 572 | 175 | 28.7 | (24.9–32.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Farming/gardening/rubber tapper | 1231 | 500 | 43.6 | (40.4–46.7) | 1.55 (0.78–3.08) | 0.199 | 1.26 (0.66–2.38) | 0.462 |
| Stone or gold mining work/Oil digger/Brick kiln work | 817 | 236 | 30.2 | (26.8–33.8) | 1.21 (0.59–2.47) | 0.591 | 0.95 (0.52–1.73) | 0.862 |
| Merchant | 38 | 28 | 43.6 | (29.3–59.1) | 1.24 (0.61–2.51) | 0.529 | 1.08 (0.51–2.3) | 0.824 |
| State/region | ||||||||
| Kayin | 401 | 41 | 10.9 | (7.6–15.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tanintharyi | 876 | 164 | 21.9 | (19.1–25.1) | 4.81 (1.64–14.1) | 0.006 | 4.97 (1.79–13.82) | 0.004 |
| Shan (East) | 27 | 2 | 1.5 | (0.4–6.0) | 0.18 (0.08–0.38) | < 0.001 | 0.07 (0.05–0.11) | < 0.001 |
| Mon | 839 | 455 | 52.0 | (48.6–55.3) | 12.65 (5.25–30.5) | < 0.001 | 11.76 (7.18–19.27) | < 0.001 |
| Kachin | 149 | 86 | 34.8 | (29.1–41.0) | 6.12 (2.84–13.23) | < 0.001 | 9.95 (5.77–17.17) | < 0.001 |
| Sagaing | 590 | 241 | 38.6 | (34.1–43.3) | 4.74 (1.67–13.47) | 0.006 | 5.72 (2.56–12.78) | < 0.001 |
| Bago | 347 | 139 | 60.8 | (54.3–67.0) | 17.7 (8.16–38.44) | < 0.001 | 24.58 (13.19–45.78) | < 0.001 |
| Number of household members | ||||||||
| More than 6 | 454 | 15 | 6.4 | (3.6–11.1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1–2 | 1153 | 628 | 56.3 | (52.9–59.6) | 5.75 (2.73–12.12) | < 0.001 | 8.07 (3.87–16.79) | < 0.001 |
| 3–5 | 1623 | 508 | 27.0 | (24.8–29.3) | 1.56 (0.88–2.77) | 0.12 | 1.51 (0.89–2.55) | 0.116 |
Figures presented here are weighted estimates; figures given in parentheses are percentages with 95% confidence interval
ITN insecticide treated net, CI confidence interval
aTypes of migrant settlements: Category 1 = Company owned large compound; Category 2 = Medium sized compound; Category 3 = (Owned small business-gold mining/forest workers)