Table 4.
Factors associated with LLIN use (slept under any LLIN the previous night) in residents living in households with and without adequate coverage of UCC LLINs (1 UCC LLIN per 2 residents)
| Variable | Category | Household with adequate UCC LLINs n (%) | Multivariate analysis | Household without adequate UCC LLINs n (%) | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||||
| Gender of resident | Male | 699 (88.4) | Reference | – | 496 (69.6) | Reference | – |
| Female | 814 (91.2) | 1.50 (1.00–2.25) | 0.049 | 538 (70.0) | 1.20 (0.83–1.74) | 0.334 | |
| Age of resident | 5–15 years | 474 (85.1) | Reference | – | 340 (59.5) | Reference | – |
| < 5 years | 294 (95.5) | 2.52 (1.53–4.16) | < 0.001 | 202 (80.8) | 3.04 (2.08–4.46) | < 0.001 | |
| > 15 years | 745 (91.0) | 1.10 (0.59–2.05) | 0.770 | 492 (74.4) | 1.49 (0.98–2.27) | 0.063 | |
| Timing of UCC distribution | March 2021 | 443 (86.5) | Reference | – | 184 (61.5) | Reference | – |
| December 2020 | 1070 (91.3) | 1.66 (1.12–2.48) | 0.013 | 850 (71.9) | 1.69 (0.78–3.68) | 0.187 | |
| Socioeconomic index | Least poor | 546 (88.4) | Reference | – | 329 (66.1) | Reference | – |
| Poor | 510 (90.4) | 1.45 (0.90–2.34) | 0.128 | 375 (69.2) | 1.09 (0.69–1.73) | 0.697 | |
| Poorest | 457 (91.0) | 1.35 (0.77–2.39) | 0.293 | 330 (74.7) | 1.10 (0.56–2.17) | 0.781 | |
| Distance to nearest health facility | 2 or more km | 411 (89.0) | Reference | – | 291 (70.3) | Reference | – |
| 1- < 2 km | 383 (86.5) | 0.74 (0.33–1.68) | 0.472 | 299 (69.4) | 0.81 (0.51–1.30) | 0.389 | |
| < 1 km | 719 (92.3) | 1.64 (0.65–4.09) | 0.292 | 444 (69.7) | 0.82 (0.43–1.57) | 0.548 | |
| Number of household residents | > = 7 | 299 (84.7) | Reference | – | 587 (66.9) | Reference | – |
| 5–6 | 605 (90.2) | 1.65 (0.99–2.77) | 0.055 | 348 (76.3) | 1.47 (1.05–2.06) | 0.026 | |
| < = 4 | 609 (92.3) | 2.19 (0.96–5.00) | 0.063 | 99 (66.9) | 0.85 (0.59–1.22) | 0.378 | |
| Household with at least one resident < 5 years of age | No | 444 (84.1) | Reference | – | 234 (64.5) | Reference | – |
| Yes | 1069 (92.5) | 2.52 (1.62–3.93) | < 0.001 | 800 (71.5) | 1.11 (0.76–1.60) | 0.597 | |
| Relationship to head of household | 2nd degree/unrelated | 223 (87.5) | Reference | – | 130 (59.4) | Reference | – |
| 1st degree | 947 (88.6) | 1.13 (0.76–1.68) | 0.554 | 710 (68.9) | 1.58 (1.02–2.45) | 0.039 | |
| Head of HH | 343 (95.3) | 3.29 (1.30–7.72) | 0.006 | 194 (83.6) | 3.94 (2.38–6.51) | < 0.001 | |
| Any non-UCC LLINs present after UCC | No | 1369 (89.4) | Reference | – | 791 (68.8) | Reference | |
| Yes | 144 (94.1) | 2.22 (1.19 (4.15) | 0.012 | 243 (73.2) | 1.67 (1.21–2.29) | 0.002 | |
Analysis included only household residents in houses who received at least one UCC LLIN (N = 3166; those with adequate UCC LLINs (n = 1684), and inadequate UCC LLINs (n = 1482)), and adjusted for clustering at the level of the MRC