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Table 3 Logistic regression of predictors of 5–19 year old sleeping under an ITN a night before the survey in households with at least one ITN

From: Education attainment of head of households associated with insecticide-treated net utilization among five to nineteen-year old individuals: evidence from the malaria indicator survey 2010 in Zambia

Characteristic

AOR (95% CI)

Sex

Male

1.00

 

Female

1.36(1.17-1.58)

Number of ITNs

1

1.00

 

2

3.94(3.02-5.13)

 

3 or more

5.11(3.63-7.20)

Region

Luapula

1.00

 

Central

1.54(1.01-2.33)

 

Copperbelt

1.22(0.77-1.93)

 

Eastern

2.59(1.68-3.99)

 

Lusaka

1.19(0.68-2.07)

 

North Western

1.86(1.19-2.92)

 

Northern

1.48(0.91-2.40)

 

Southern

0.82(0.48-1.38)

 

Western

1.69(1.09-2.61)

Residence

Rural

1.00

 

Urban

1.20(0.85-1.68)

Education level of head of household

Primary and Never

1.00

 

Secondary

1.15(0.89-1.49)

 

Tertiary

1.69(1.19-2.41)

Number of bed spaces covered

Not all

1.00

 

All

2.78(2.17-3.57)

Household with under five who slept under ITNs

No

1.00

 

Yes

2.61(2.00-3.41)

Age group of head of households (years)

<25

3.18(1.77-5.69)

 

25-34

1.37(1.03-1.82)

 

35-44

1.00

 

45-59

1.04(0.77-1.40)

 

60 and above

1.34(0.82-2.18)

Age group of 5–19 year olds

5-9

1.29(1.03-1.60)

 

10-14

0.92(0.76-1.13)

 

15-19

1.00

  1. Notes: 1. AOR denotes adjusted Odds Ratio 2. CI denotes confidence Interval.