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Table 4 Access to and use of LLINs in 2011

From: Progress in mosquito net coverage in Papua New Guinea

Background characteristic

Access to LLIN, % (95%CI)

LLIN use, % (95%CI)

Population

Region

   

  Southern

77.8 (73.2, 82.3)

67.2 (56.6, 76.3)

5,274

  Highlands

55.1 (43.9, 66.2)

39.6 (29.3, 50.9)

2,417

  Momase

50.9 (39.0, 62.8)

48.7 (35.7, 61.9)

2,681

  Islands

81.6 (78.5, 84.7)

39.9 (32.8, 47.5)

2,176

  P-value

<0.001

0.004

 

Road access

   

  No

69.6 (62.1, 77.1)

57.3 (47.2, 66.8)

4,731

  Yes

57.9 (50.0, 65.8)

44.6 (36.8, 52.6)

7,817

  P-value

0.044

0.051

 

Altitude (m)

   

  0-1299

67.4 (61.8, 72.9)

55.7 (48.1, 63.1)

9968

  1300-1699

45.6 (28.5, 62.8)

34.4 (24.7, 45.5)

687

  1700+

57.0 (43.3, 70.7)

40.9 (28.0, 55.3)

1893

  P-value

0.043

0.030

 

LLIN distribution

   

  >2 years ago or never

47.6 (36.7, 58.4)

42.4 (30.6, 55.2)

2,680

  Last 2 years

67.8 (62.9, 72.7)

51.1 (44.6, 57.6)

9,868

  P-value

0.001

0.212

 

Recent BCC exposure

   

  No

61.2 (54.2, 68.1)

47.9 (40.9, 55.0)

10,087

  Yes

62.7 (53.9, 71.5)

50.5 (39.7, 61.1)

2,406

  P-value

0.783

0.668

 

High quality house

   

  No

62.1 (56.0, 68.3)

49.3 (42.7, 55.9)

11,570

  Yes

35.3 (23.1, 47.5)

15.4 (8.4, 26.4)

978

  P-value

<0.001

<0.001

 

Wealth quintile

   

  Lowest

61.1 (50.6, 71.6)

52.3 (39.3, 65.0)

2,136

  Second

58.7 (50.9, 66.5)

51.3 (43.3, 59.3)

2,217

  Third

65.8 (56.8, 74.9)

54.5 (45.1, 63.5)

2,272

  Fourth

66.3 (59.0, 73.6)

47.9 (40.1, 55.8)

2,406

  Highest

52.5 (42.3, 62.7)

32.8 (24.3, 42.6)

3,125

  P-value

0.076

0.010

 

Household head schooling

   

  No

54.3 (45.2, 63.4)

42.4 (34.3, 51.0)

1,788

  Yes

63.1 (57.4, 68.7)

50.2 (43.5, 56.8)

10,207

  P-value

0.014

0.029

 

Residence

   

  Does not live here

NA

28.5 (19.9, 39.1)

279

  Lives here

NA

48.7 (42.2, 55.3)

12,265

  P-value

 

0.001

 

Age group (years)

   

  <5

NA

58.0 (50.8, 65.3)

1,782

  5-9

NA

51.3 (42.8, 59.7)

1,883

  10-14

NA

49.4 (42.2, 56.6)

1,503

  15-19

NA

42.0 (35.1, 49.2)

1,332

  20+

NA

45.7 (39.4, 52.1)

6,022

  P-value

 

<0.001

 

Sex

   

  Female

NA

50.1 (43.6, 56.6)

6,243

  Male

NA

46.6 (39.9, 53.5)

6,269

  P-value

 

0.004

 

Total

61.4 (55.3, 67.4)

48.3 (41.8, 54.9)

12,548

  1. NA = not applicable, as the indicator is calculated at a household level and cannot be allocated to individuals. P- values of chi2 tests.