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Table 4 Variables related to adherence to anti-mosquito protective measures

From: Determinants of compliance with malaria chemoprophylaxis among French soldiers during missions in inter-tropical Africa

 

N

N-CC

Prevalence of CC

   

% (95% CI)

OR

95% CI

p value

Condition of the received bed net

     

0.0502

   Bad condition

736

338

45.9 (32.3 - 59.5)

1

  

   Good condition

1145

543

47.4 (36.0 - 58.9)

1.19

1.00 - 1.42

 

   NA: Company 1 or no net received

212

86

40.6 (25.9 - 55.2)

-

-

 

Use of repellents before bedtime

     

0.0144

   Not always

2019

919

45.5 (34.4 - 56.6)

1

  

   Always

74

48

64.9 (45.0 - 84.8)

1.73

1.11 - 2.67

 

Use of insecticides for clothes before bedtime

     

0.0592

   Not always

1922

894

46.5 (34.5 - 58.5)

1

  

   Always

27

22

81.5 (71.4 - 91.6)

2.46

1.15 - 5.28

 

   NA (Company 1)

144

51

35.4 (27.5 - 43.3)

0.62

0.10 - 3.80

 

Long clothes worn before bedtime

     

0.0026

   Not always

1025

384

37.5 (22.7 - 52.2)

1

  

   Always

1068

583

54.6 (46.4 - 62.8)

1.33

1.11 - 1.61

 

Use of a bed net during sleep

     

< 0.0001

   Not always

981

411

41.9 (26.1 - 57.7)

1

  

   Always

1112

566

50.0 (37.9 - 62.1)

1.57

1.28 - 1.94

 

Systematic use of protective measures: long clothes, repellents, and bed net

     

< 0.0001

   No one

653

249

38.1 (21.4 - 54.9)

1

  

   One of them

671

277

41.3 (26.8 - 55.8)

1.31

1.05 - 1.63

 

   Two or three of them

769

441

57.4 (48.0 - 66.7)

2.03

1.56 - 2.65

 
  1. N: Number of subjects; CC: Subjects with correct compliance; NA: Not Available