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Table 3 Determinants of mosquito net and LLIN ownership

From: Ownership and usage of mosquito nets after four years of large-scale free distribution in Papua New Guinea

Variable

Net ownership

LLIN ownership

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Adj. OR (95% CI)

p

Region

        

Southern

1

 

1

 

1

   

Highlands

0.61 (0.23-1.60)

0.291

0.87 (0.28-2.69)

0.800

0.71 (0.22-2.33)

0.548

  

Momase

4.77 (1.40-16.25)

0.016

4.81 (1.36-16.95)

0.018

1.21 (0.35-4.20)

0.754

  

Islands

0.90 (0.35-2.31)

0.822

1.01 (0.37-2.72)

0.988

1.30 (0.49-3.45)

0.577

  

0-1300

1.00

   

1

   

1300-1699

0.34 (0.15-0.78)

0.014

  

0.52 (1.00-2.03)

0.322

  

1700+

0.71 (0.17-3.02)

0.619

  

0.74 (0.52-4.54)

0.728

  

Road

1.91 (0.84-4.34)

0.116

  

1.89 (0.72-4.94)

0.178

  

Air only

0.19 (0.08-0.44)

0.001

0.26 (0.10-0.68)

0.009

0.19 (0.05-0.77)

0.023

0.19 (0.05-0.76)

0.021

Boat only

1.49 (0.77-2.89)

0.222

  

1.41 (0.66-3.00)

0.349

  

2005

1

   

1

   

2006

1.75 (0.72-4.21)

0.197

  

1.16 (0.52-2.57)

0.700

  

2007

1.90 (0.52-2.83)

0.230

  

1.63 (0.67-3.95)

0.262

  

1 person

1

   

1

   

>1 person

4.70 (2.22-9.95)

0.001

5.35 (2.61-10.96)

<0.001

5.09 (2.35-11.03)

<0.001

5.26 (2.55-10.87)

<0.001

Rain

1

   

1

   

End of rain

1.75 (0.72-4.21)

0.197

  

1.16 (0.52-2.57)

0.700

  

Dry

1.90 (0.64-5.66)

0.230

  

1.63 (0.67-3.95)

0.262

  
  1. Univariate and multivariate models based on weighted country-wide post-distribution survey.