Table 5 Logistic regression of factors associated with the discarding of WHO “too-torn” LLINs from participant questionnaire data, in Bagamoyo Tanzania (N = 117)

Gender

 < 0.001

 Women

19/69

39

1

1

0.001

 Men

30/48

61

4.39

1.99–9.64

 < 0.001

8.20

2.48–27.14

Age group

 < 0.001

 40–60

18/64

37

1

1

 18–39

31/53

63

3.60

1.76–7.89

0.001

7.51

2.36–23.84

0.001

Education

0.357

 No formal education

2/16

4

1

1

 Formal education

47/101

96

6.09

1.32–28.20

0.021

2.56

0.32–20.19

0.372

Household size

0.251

 1–5 residents

29/71

59

1

1

 6 & above residents

20/46

41

1.11

0.53–2.36

0.778

0.50

0.15–1.66

0.259

Study village

0.068

 Kiwangwa

14/30

29

1

1

 Bago

13/30

26

0.87

0.32–2.42

0.795

0.61

0.14–2.59

0.506

 Msinune

7/32

14

0.32

0.11–0.96

0.043

0.23

0.05–1.17

0.076

 Mwavi

15/25

31

1.71

0.59–5.02

0.326

2.22

0.44–11.13

0.333

Net attitude score

0.122

 Negative

14/23

29

1

1

 Positive

35/94

71

0.38

0.15–0.97

0.044

0.36

0.09–1.35

0.130

Household SES

0.002

 Lowest

10/37

21

1

1

 Middle

11/37

23

1.14

0.42–3.14

0.797

1.44

0.36–5.79

0.606

 Highest

27/38

56

6.63

2.42–18.18

 < 0.001

9.66

2.18–42.86

0.003

Repaired nets in the last 6 months

 No

7/14

50

1

 Yes

35/90

83

0.64

0.21–1.97

0.433

Received information on net use, care & repair

 No

22/56

45

1

 Yes

27/61

55

1.23

0.59–2.56

0.586

Family discussion on net care & repair

 No

19/49

39

1

 Yes

30/68

61

1.25

0.59–2.63

0.564