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Table 2 Associations between malaria related messages and number of children sleeping under a net the previous night

From: Impact of malaria related messages on insecticide-treated net (ITN) use for malaria prevention in Ghana

Source of malaria message

Number of children who slept under a net (≥ 1 child vs. No child)

 

Crude OR*

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Any (composite score)

2.79

2.07 to 3.78

< 0.0001

3.06

2.27 to 4.12

< 0.0001

TV

0.62

0.55 to 0.71

< 0.0001

0.90

0.78 to 1.05

0.1851

Radio

1.22

1.04 to 1.43

0.0165

1.18

1.00 to 1.40

0.0487

Newspaper

0.72

0.60 to 0.86

< 0.0004

0.86

0.71 to 1.05

0.1374

Poster

1.04

0.92 to 1.18

0.5118

1.18

1.03 to 1.35

0.0145

Leaflets

0.93

0.76 to 1.14

0.5086

0.99

0.81 to 1.24

0.9868

Health worker

1.70

1.50 to 1.93

< 0.0001

1.65

1.44 to 1.88

< 0.0001

Volunteer

1.20

1.04 to 1.38

0.0115

1.05

1.91 to 1.23

0.4947

Hehaho

1.41

1.28 to 1.65

< 0.0001

1.26

1.12 to 1.42

0.0002

  1. *adjusted for age and sex of head of household.
  2. adjusted for age and sex of head of household, type of place of residence, household wealth index and household size.