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Table 4 LLINs knowledge and use among 957 households, stratified by socioeconomic position (SEP) in the study villages Bozi, Yoho and N'Dakonankro, central Côte d'Ivoire

From: Malaria knowledge and long-lasting insecticidal net use in rural communities of central Côte d'Ivoire

Variables

Total (%)

Wealth quintiles

CIa

SEb (CI)

t-test (CI)

  

Poorest (n = 192)

Very poor (n = 201)

Poor (n = 182)

Less poor (n = 191)

Least poor (n = 191)

   

LLINs knowledge

87.4

81.2

87.6

86.3

84.3

97.4

0.027

0.015

1.75

Information process

        

   Hospital

41.0

40.6

33.3

45.0

37.7

48.7

0.039

0.028

1.41

   Television

26.6

12.5

17.9

20.9

27.2

55.5

0.285

0.060

4.76*

   Radio

23.5

17.7

23.4

22.0

28.8

25.6

0.073

0.028

2.56*

   Friends

9.3

12.0

13.4

7.1

5.8

7.8

-0.138

0.027

-5.12*

   Neighbour

6.0

5.7

4.5

5.5

8.4

5.8

0.053

0.040

1.33

Actions against mosquitoes

       

   ITNs

45.7

33.8

40.3

45.0

46.6

62.8

0.112

0.032

3.48*

   Insecticide spray

34.2

42.2

31.3

24.2

31.4

41.4

-0.005

0.065

-0.07

   Fumigating coils

24.2

18.2

21.9

25.8

30.4

25.1

0.074

0.034

2.18*

   Bed nets

14.1

12.0

11.9

13.7

13.6

19.4

0.093

0.034

2.69*

   Smoke by burning leave

0.6

1.0

1.0

0.5

0.5

0.0

-0.328

0.151

-2.17*

LLINs advantages

       

   Protection against mosquitoes

68.4

68.2

70.1

61.0

67.5

74.9

0.012

0.017

0.73

   Protection against malaria

33.5

22.9

25.4

40.1

29.8

50.3

0.140

0.049

2.83*

   Protection against others insects

6.3

2.1

2.5

4.9

8.4

13.6

0.368

0.062

5.96*

Non utilization of LLINs

        

   Expensive

21.9

33.8

23.4

24.7

16.7

11.0

-0.191

0.059

-3.26*

   Family size

4.2

2.1

6.5

4.4

5.8

2.1

-0.010

0.143

-0.07

   Not effective

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.5

2.1

1.6

0.498

0.206

2.42*

   It's for one sleeping room

0.8

0.0

1.0

0.5

1.0

1.6

0.310

0.166

1.86

   Does no protect against malaria

0.7

1.0

1.0

0.0

1.0

0.5

-0.110

0.100

-1.10

   Mosquitoes bite outside LLINs

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

1.0

1.0

0.175

0.004

40.21*

LLINs side effect

         

   Heat

17.1

9.1

11.4

17.0

23.6

24.6

0.198

0.039

5.03*

   Suffocation

7.4

1.6

3.0

9.3

8.9

14.7

0.343

0.113

3.03*

   Unpleasant smell

1.9

0.5

0.0

0.5

4.2

4.2

0.488

0.134

3.63*

  1. *Significant difference
  2. aCI: concentration index
  3. bSE: standard error