Table 3 Characteristics of household heads and utilization of LLITN, Gilgel Gibe Field Research Centre
Characteristics of the heads of households | Utilization of at least one LLITN in a household | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Intervention Gots | Control Gots | ||||
| Â | Yes | No | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | Yes | No | Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
Literacy status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 1093(87.5) | 156(12.5) |  | 1091(91.5) | 102(8.5) | 1 |
   Literate | 298(90.0) | 33(10.0) | 1.28(0.86, 1.36) | 255(91.1) | 25(8.9) | 1.10(0.60, 1.66) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 632(84.8) | 113(15.2) | 1 | 517(90.5) | 54(9.5) | 1 |
   Female | 762(91.0) | 75(9.0) | 1.92(1.34,2.74)* | 826(91.9) | 73(8.3) | 1.18(0.81,1.70) |
Monthly income of the household(in Birr, median income = 500) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <500 | 491(87.5) | 70(12.5) | 1 | 345(90.8) | 35(19.2) |  |
   > = 500 | 494(87.1) | 73(12.5) | 1.04(0.67,1.34) | 560(92.9) | 43(7.1) | 1.32(0.82,2.10) |
Knowledge about malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Poor | 968(89.5) | 114(10.5) | 1 | 387(91.7) | 35(8.3) | 1 |
   Good | 428(85.1) | 75(14.9) | 1.96(1.36,2.80)* | 959(91.2) | 92(8.8) | 0.95(0.60, 1.51) |