Table 3 Gender effects on the use of ITNs among individuals who have access to ITNs
Factors | Number of individuals | Number of individuals using ITN (%) | Odd ratios (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of individuals | 3,056 | 1622 (53.1) | |||
Explanatory variable | |||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 1,494 | 729 (48.8) | 1 | ||
Female | 1,562 | 893 (57.2) | 1.46 (1.25-1.70) | <0.001 | |
Covariates | |||||
Wealth quintiles | |||||
Lowest | 521 | 273 (52.4) | 0.80 (0.61-1.05) | 0.104 | |
Second | 610 | 307 (50.3) | 0.82 (0.64-1.06) | 0.128 | |
Middle | 640 | 359 (56.1) | 1.09 (0.86-1.39) | 0.479 | |
Fourth | 653 | 341 (52.2) | 0.89 (0.70-1.13) | 0.334 | |
Highest | 632 | 342 (54.1) | 1 | ||
Waves | |||||
Wave 1 | 1,490 | 735 (49.3) | 1 | ||
Wave 2 | 1,566 | 887 (56.6) | 1.38 (1.18-1.61) | <0.001 | |
Age | |||||
Under 5 years | 639 | 397 (62.1) | 1.41 (1.14-1.75) | 0.002 | |
5-15 years | 971 | 471 (48.5) | 0.88 (0.73-1.06) | 0.169 | |
15-25 years | 467 | 203 (43.5) | 0.57 (0.45-0.73) | <0.001 | |
25 years and older | 979 | 551 (56.3) | 1 | ||
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 1080 | 538 (49.8) | 1 | ||
Rural | 1976 | 1,084 (54.9) | 1.15 (0.98-1.35) | 0.098 | |
Education of head of household | |||||
None | 1,880 | 965 (51.3) | 1 | ||
Primary | 636 | 374 (58.8) | 1.38 (1.13-1.67) | 0.001 | |
Secondary | 382 | 185 (48.4) | 0.87 (0.68-1.12) | 0.288 | |
Higher | 115 | 75 (65.2) | 1.80 (1.16-2.78) | 0.009 | |
Missing | 43 | ||||
Polygamous household | |||||
Yes | 1,291 | 666 (51.6) | 1 | ||
No | 1,765 | 956 (54.2) | 0.88 (0.76-1.03) | 0.114 | |
Ratio 1 ITN/2 persons met | |||||
No | 2,268 | 1,077 (47.5) | 1 | ||
Yes | 788 | 545 (69.2) | 2.53 (2.11-3.04) | <0.001 | |