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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of predictors of household LLIN ownership

From: Progress in mosquito net coverage in Papua New Guinea

Predictor

Ownership of LLIN

One LLIN per two people

 

Adj. OR

(95% CI)

P-value

Adj. OR

(95%CI)

P-value

Region

      

  Southern

1

 

<0.001

1

 

<0.001

  Highlands

1.26

(0.28, 5.60)

 

1.32

(0.37, 4.70)

 

  Momase

0.25

(0.11, 0.55)

 

0.26

(0.12, 0.58)

 

  Islands

1.68

(0.42, 6.65)

 

0.59

(0.41, 0.85)

 

Road access

      

  No

1

     

  Yes

0.58

(0.25, 1.34)

0.198

   

Altitude (m)

      

  0-1299

1

 

<0.001

1

 

<0.001

  1300-1699

0.18

(0.08, 0.38)

 

0.19

(0.09, 0.42)

 

  1700+

0.16

(0.04, 0.65)

 

0.17

(0.04, 0.76)

 

LLIN distribution

      

  >2 years ago or never

1

  

1

  

  Last 2 years

3.46

(1.93, 6.22)

<0.001

2.82

(1.41, 5.63)

0.004

Recent BCC exposure

      

  No

   

1

  

  Yes

   

0.69

(0.47, 1.01)

0.054

Household size

      

  Mean number of de facto members

1.06

(0.98, 1.14)

0.145

0.68

(0.62, 0.75)

<0.001

High quality house

      

  No

1

  

1

  

  Yes

0.09

(0.03, 0.27)

<0.001

0.10

(0.03, 0.32)

<0.001

Wealth quintile

      

  Lowest

1

 

0.102

1

 

0.068

  Second

1.27

(0.85, 1.88)

 

1.09

(0.72, 1.67)

 

  Third

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

 

1.86

(1.06, 3.25)

 

  Fourth

1.42

(0.87, 2.31)

 

2.00

(1.16, 3.44)

 

  Highest

0.75

(0.34, 1.63)

 

1.31

(0.70, 2.46)