Table 8 Biprobit analysis for omitted variables that influence exposure and net use
From: Impact of a mass media campaign on bed net use in Cameroon
Model 1: Adult net use | Model 2: Children's net use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient | Standard Error | P-value | Coefficient | Standard Error | P-value | |
N = respondents with at least one bed net in household | n = 1717 | n = 696 | ||||
Last-night net use | ||||||
KO Palu NightWatch exposure: Recall two or more activities | 0.360 | 0.233 | 0.122 | 0.361 | 0.292 | 0.217 |
Age: each additional year, 15-64 | 0.008 | 0.003 | 0.013 | - | - | - |
Gender: female | 0.162 | 0.066 | 0.014 | - | - | - |
Education: each additional level: primary, more than primary | 0.150 | 0.083 | 0.072 | - | - | - |
Religion: Christianity | 0.244 | 0.082 | 0.003 | 0.251 | 0.128 | 0.050 |
At least one child in household | 0.144 | 0.066 | 0.028 | - | - | - |
Location: rural | - | - | - | -0.467 | 0.126 | 0.000 |
Region: Adamawa, Far North, Littoral, North | -0.479 | 0.073 | 0.000 | -0.607 | 0.123 | 0.000 |
Socio-economic status: number of basic household goods owned | -0.209 | 0.035 | 0.000 | -0.157 | 0.056 | 0.005 |
Net accessibility: enough nets for all sleeping spaces in household | 0.695 | 0.072 | 0.000 | 0.382 | 0.120 | 0.001 |
Knowledge: mentioned bed nets for malaria prevention | 0.222 | 0.082 | 0.007 | 0.295 | 0.141 | 0.036 |
Constant | -0.471 | 0.197 | 0.017 | 0.860 | 0.274 | 0.002 |
Exposure to KO Palu NightWatch activities | ||||||
Age: each additional year, 15-64 | -0.010 | 0.003 | 0.001 | -0.014 | 0.006 | 0.022 |
Gender: female | -0.064 | 0.066 | 0.333 | -0.207 | 0.120 | 0.085 |
Education: each additional level: primary, more than primary | 0.465 | 0.070 | 0.000 | 0.506 | 0.107 | 0.000 |
Location: rural | -0.117 | 0.073 | 0.107 | -0.181 | 0.113 | 0.109 |
Region: Adamawa, Far North, Littoral, North | -0.141 | 0.074 | 0.056 | -0.347 | 0.123 | 0.005 |
Region: North-west, South-west | -0.558 | 0.097 | 0.000 | -0.740 | 0.159 | 0.000 |
Media use: watch television daily | 0.737 | 0.080 | 0.000 | 0.871 | 0.133 | 0.000 |
Media access: household owns a radio | 0.239 | 0.083 | 0.004 | 0.260 | 0.130 | 0.046 |
Socio-economic status: number of luxury goods owned | 0.058 | 0.020 | 0.004 | 0.050 | 0.035 | 0.147 |
Registered for universal coverage net distribution | 0.199 | 0.113 | 0.078 | 0.134 | 0.224 | 0.552 |
Constant | -1.177 | 0.222 | 0.000 | -0.826 | 0.401 | 0.039 |
Correlation between residuals | -0.068 | 0.146 | 0.641 | 0.001 | 0.193 | 0.995 |