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Table 4 Multilevel model results for children’s use of bed nets

From: Exploring the impact of targeted distribution of free bed nets on households bed net ownership, socio-economic disparities and childhood malaria infection rates: analysis of national malaria survey data from three sub-Saharan Africa countries

Total observations (N)

ANGOLA

1,125

TANZANIA

3,109

UGANDA

1,954

Children’s use of any bed net

mfx dy/dx

Confidence intervals

mfx dy/dx

Confidence intervals

mfx dy/dx

Confidence intervals

Age of household head

−0.03

−0.0016 – 0.0023

−0.018**

−0.0031 - –0.0004

−0.045***

−0.0065 - –0.0025

Gender (Male-headed households)

−0.015

−0.0653 – 0.0622

−0.014

−0.0565 – 0.0280

−0.052*

−0.1064 – 0.0021

Education of household head

0.039*

−0.0188 – 0.0970

0.026

−0.0134 – 0.0662

0.004

−0.0547 – 0.0640

Place of domicile

0.062

−0.0227 – 0.1484

−0.030

−0.0779 – 0.1778

0.137*

0.0241 – 0.2515

Household wealth

0.060**

−0.6844 – 0.1260

0.177***

0.1379 – 0.2178

0.137***

0.0649 – 0.2098

Malaria endemicity

−0.130***

−0.1897 - -0.0707

−0.010

−0.0660 – 0.0457

0.050

0.1747 – 0.2749

Size of the household

−0.008*

−0.0020 – 0.0966

−0.005

0.0125 – 0.0015

−0.013*

−0.0252 - -0.0008

Number of children aged <5 years

−0.011

−0.0357 – 0.0118

0.037***

0.0168 – 0.05725

0.048**

0.01680 – 0.12906

Malaria parasitaemia

−0.041

−0.09667 – 0.0135

−0.011

−0.02726 – 0.0505

−0.147***

−0.19874 - -0.0972

Access to media

NA

NA

0.012*

−0.0450 – 0.0200

0.002

−0.05523 – 0.0558

Proximity to health facilities

NA

NA

−0.199**

−0.2303 – 0.1677

−0.032

−0.0322 – 0.07353

Existence of free bed-net distribution

0.019*

−0.06567 – 0.1041

0.053*

0.1152 – 0.0075

0.029

0.2382 – 0.20291

Interaction term (free bed net/wealth)

0.009

−0.09466 – 0.1130

0.036

−0.0324 – 0.10533

0.075

−0.1816 – 0.03141

Predicted marginal effects for free bed-net distributions and wealth with reported children’s use of bed nets

 

Angola

Tanzania

Uganda

Dependent variable: Children’s bed net usage

Marginal effects: (dy/dx)

Marginal effects: (dy/dx)

Marginal effects: (dy/dx)

1 Wealth

0.060**

0.177***

0.137**

2 Free bed-net distribution

0.091*

0.053**

−0.029

3 Scenarios for the interaction term (free bed nets/wealth):

 

 No free bed nets in poorer households

0.270***

0.197***

0.237***

 No free bed nets in wealthier households

0.209***

0.314***

0.279***

 Free bed nets in poorer households

0.279***

0.189***

0.210***

 Free bed nets in wealthier households

0.218***

0.303***

0.249***

  1. Note: * statistically significant at 10% level, ** significant at 5% level and, *** refers to significance level equal to or, less than 1%.