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Table 6 Analysis of household attributes associated with household ITN ownership

From: Malaria epidemiology in the Ahafo area of Ghana

Attribute

n/N (%)

ORβ, (95% CI)

p

ORγ, (95% CI)

p

  

Unadjusted

 

Adjusted

 

Gender of household head

     

Female

561/804 (69.8)

1

-

1

-

Male

555/823 (67.4)

0.90 (0.73 - 1.11)

0.309

0.88 (0.70 - 1.10)

0.271

Age group of household head

     

15 - 29

127/180 (70. 6)

1

-

1

-

30 - 39

327/446 (73.3)

1.15 (0.78 - 1.68)

0.018*

1.06 (0.70 - 1.60)

< 0.001*

40 - 49

303/439 (69.0)

0.93 (0.64 - 1.36)

 

0. 69 (0.45 - 1.06)

 

50 - 59

140/227 (61.7)

0.67 (0.44 - 1.02)

 

0.43 (0.27 - 0.70)

 

60+

205/316 (64.9)

0.77 (0.52 - 1.14)

 

0.47 (0.29 - 0.77)

 

Household head educational level

     

None

406/593 (68.5)

1

-

1

-

Primary

132/203 (65.0)

0.86 (0.61 - 1.20)

0.131*

0.91 (0.62 - 1.32)

0.402*

Middle/JHS

433/637 (68.0)

0.98 (0.77 - 1.24)

 

0.98 (0.73 - 1.32)

 

> middle/JHS

152/202 (75.3)

1.40 (0.97 - 2.01)

 

1.35 (0.86 - 2.10)

 

Household socioeconomic status

     

Poorest

237/348 (68.1)

1

-

1

-

Second

214/330 (64.9)

0.86 (0.63 - 1.19)

0.013*

1.0 (0.70 - 1.43)

0.148*

Third

226/338 (66.9)

0.95 (0.69 - 1.30)

 

0.97 (0.67 - 1.41)

 

Fourth

223/330 (67.6)

0.98 (0.71 - 1.35)

 

1.05 (0.72 - 1.55)

 

Least poor

226/294 (76.9)

1.56 (1.09 - 2.21)

 

1.55 (1.01 - 2.38)

 

Member of Health Insurance

     

No

608/937 (64.9)

1

-

1

-

Yes

518/703 (73.7)

1.51 (1.22 - 1.88)

< 0.001

1.35 (1.04 - 1.74)

0.022

Household size

     

≤ 6

462/697 (66.3)

1

-

1

-

> 6

664/943 (70.4)

1.21 (0.98 - 1.49)

0.075

1.37 (1.05 - 1.79)

0.020

Area of residence

     

Asutifi impact

107/246 (43.5)

1

-

1

-

Asutifi non impact

80/150 (53.3)

1.48 (0.99 - 2.23)

< 0.001*

1.44 (0.91 - 2.27)

< 0.001*

Tano N/S impact

423/562 (75.3)

3.95 (2.88 - 5.43)

 

3.55 (2.53 - 4.99)

 

Tano N/S non impact

268/359 (74.7)

3.83 (2.27 - 5.41)

 

3.90 (2.68 - 5.67)

 

Techiman

248/323 (76.8)

4.30 (2.99 - 6.16)

 

4.84 (3.22 - 7.26)

 
  1. β-Univariate logistic regression odds ratio (OR); γ-multivariate logistic regression odds ratio (OR); CI-confidence interval; * -Likelihood ratio p-values; JHS-Junior High School
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