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Table 1 Final Multivariate Logistic Regression Model: Predictors of "Net used last night"

From: Predictors of mosquito net use in Ghana

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

OR^

P-VALUE^

95% CI^

Urban-Rural

   

Urban

1.0

  

Rural***

1.92

0.000

1.49-2.47

SES

   

Highest level of SES

1.0

  

Each level decrease in SES*

1.11

0.045

1.00-1.22

Used coils in past 12 months

   

Yes

1.0

  

No***

1.48

0.000

1.20-1.83

Number of nets in household

   

3 or more nets

1.0

  

Two nets**

1.93

0.004

1.23-3.02

One net***

7.47

0.000

4.87-11.43

Free net/purchased net

   

Free

1.0

  

Purchased***

1.88

0.000

1.49-2.38

Other (gift/trade/barter)

1.0

0.996

0.48-2.10

Age of net

   

4 or more years

1.0

  

3 years

1.62

0.109

0.90-2.91

2 years**

2.30

0.002

1.37-3.86

1 year old**

2.39

0.001

1.40-4.07

< 1 year old**

2.44

0.001

1.46-4.05

Condition of net

   

New, like new

1.0

  

Worn, no holes***

5.60

0.000

3.65-8.57

Worn, holes***

3.12

0.000

1.67-5.84

Did not see net***

2.05

0.000

1.60-2.61

Colour of net

   

White

1.0

  

Light blue*

1.38

0.024

1.04-1.83

Dark blue

0.82

0.353

0.55-1.24

Turquoise

1.12

0.741

0.58-2.17

Green

1.40

0.118

0.92-2.12

Other

0.87

0.739

0.38-1.97

Respondent years of education

   

None

1

  

1-6 years**

1.66

0.006

1.15-2.38

7-9 years*

1.48

0.016

1.08-2.03

10-12 years***

2.32

0.000

1.58-3.40

13 or more years***

2.32

0.001

1.41-3.83

Knows that mosquitoes transmit malaria

   

No

1

  

Yes*

1.38

0.033

1.03-1.86

  1. N = 1852
  2. ^OR, adjusted odds ratio; P-value for Wald statistic; CI, 95% confidence interval
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  4. Pseudo R2: 0.1521