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Table 1 Comparison of study populations on the basis of demographic and economic characteristics of household, Southwest Ethiopia, November 2012

From: Predictors of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net ownership and utilization: evidence from community-based cross-sectional comparative study, Southwest Ethiopia

Parameter

GG area mean (SE)

Control area Mean (SE)

Mean difference (SE)

t-statistic

95% CI

Household size

4.95 (0.06)

5.06 (0.06)

-.104 (0.09)

- 1.2

-.274, .067

Household heads’ age

44.4 (0.4)

42.4 (0.4)

2.1 (0.59)

3.5

0.91, 3.2*

Family members’ age

20.96 (0.24)

20.63 (0.22)

0.33 (0.32)

1.03

-0.20, 0.96

Monthly income

309.5 (6.5)

431.9 (8.8)

-122.3 (10.9)

- 11.2

-143.8, -100.9*

Monthly expenditure

263.6 (5.5)

357.8(7.6)

-94.2 (9.4)

- 10.0

-112.6, 75.7

Farm animals owned

6.6 (0.1)

7.06 (0.13)

-0.47 (0.2)

- 2.6

-0.83, 0.11

Grain produced (quintal)

8.5 (0.2)

8.8 (0.16)

-0.4 (0.2)

- 1.7

- 0.81, 0.06

HH relative wealth index

- 0.13 (0.8)

0.12 (0.8)

- 0.6 (0.1)

- 2.3

- 0. 47, - 0.04*

  1. GG = Gilgel-Gibe; SE = standard error of the mean difference; quintal = 100 kg;
  2. *Significant at 0.05.