Table 2.
Characteristic of children according to the reporting of adverse events post use of the LLIN in Kisantu Health Zone
| Variables | Adverse Event | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||
| No. | 1471 | 319 | |
| Gender | 0.723 | ||
| Female | 712(48.4) | 158(49.5) | |
| Male | 758(51.3) | 161(50.5) | |
| Age | 0.038 | ||
| ≥ 5 years | 694(47.2) | 171(53.6) | |
| ˂ 5 years | 776(52.8) | 148(46.4) | |
| Type of floor | < 0.001 | ||
| Cement/square | 520(35.4) | 167(52.4) | |
| Other type | 950(64.6) | 152(47.6) | |
| Type of wall | < 0.001 | ||
| Cement brick/cuite burning | 1114(75.8) | 278(87.2) | |
| Clay with pillier | 356(24.2) | 41(12.9) | |
| Type of roofing | 0.002 | ||
| Zinc | 628(42.7) | 163(51.1) | |
| Straw | 613(41.7) | 127(39.8) | |
| Stalk/woods | 229(15.6) | 29(9.1) | |
| Stunting | 0.734 | ||
| No | 880(63.8) | 201(64.8) | |
| Yes | 499(36.2) | 109(35.2) | |
| Underweight | 0.413 | ||
| No | 1097(74.6) | 231(72.4) | |
| Yes | 373(25.4) | 88(27.6) | |
| Wasting | 0.367 | ||
| No | 1255(85.4) | 266(83.4) | |
| Yes | 215(14.6) | 53(16.6) | |