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Table 3 Factors associated with use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets for non-intended purposes in Bhutan, 2013

From: Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and bed net ownership and use in Bhutan, 2013: a country earmarked for malaria elimination

Net used for other purpose

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Odds ratio

P value

Odds ratio

P value

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Wealth quintile (1,200)

Most poor (278)

Ref

 

Ref

 

More poor (205)

0.7 (0.3, 1.4)

0.26

0.8 (0.3, 1.9)

0.61

Poor (295)

0.4 (0.2, 0.9)

0.018*

0.9 (0.4, 1.2)

0.70

Less poor (363)

0.1 (0.03, 0.3)

<0.0001*

0.3 (0.1, 1.2)

0.09

Least poor (59)

0.2 (0.02, 1.4)

0.1

1.0 (0.1, 8.8)

0.98

Household members (1,189)

< 3 members (419)

Ref

 

Ref

 

4-6 members (610)

1.0 (0.6, 1.8)

1.0

1.2 (0.6, 2.4)

0.67

7-9 members (169)

0.4 (0.1, 1.2)

0.1

0.4 (0.1, 1.5)

0.17

Household income per month (1,199)

< Nu 1,500 (472)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Nu 1,501-3,000 (327)

0.9 (0.5, 1.6)

0.64

3.2 (1.5, 7.1)

0.003*

Nu 3,001-5,000 (180)

0.6 (0.2, 1.4)

0.23

2.2 (0.7, 6.7)

0.17

Nu 5,001-10,000 (117)

0.1 (0.02, 1.1)

0.06

0.5 (0.1, 4.1)

0.53

>Nu 10,000 (103)

0.2 (0.02, 1.3)

0.09

1.4 (0.1, 13.1)

0.79

Location of households from the nearest health centre (1,169)

<1 hrs (840)

Ref

 

Ref

 

1–3 hrs (329)

8.8 (4.3, 18.2)

<0.0001*

10.4 (4.5, 24.1)

<0.0001*

Action taken if LLINs are torn (1,182)

Repair the LLINs (1,122)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Do not know (22)

1.1 (0.2, 8.4)

0.92

1.5 (0.2, 12.4)

0.71

Buy new one (38)

1.3 (0.3, 5.4)

0. 75

0.8 (0.1, 6.5)

0.80

Keeping LLIN during day (1,184)

Hang in sleeping area (1,147)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Keep in the box (33)

1.6 (0.4, 6.8)

0.53

1.8 (0.4, 9.2)

0.48

  1. Unadjusted odds ratio (OR) was obtained from bivariate logistic regression and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was obtained from multivariable logistic regression.
  2. *significant at p < 0.05.