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Table 4 Variables related to use of nets in Kachin Special Region II, northeastern Myanmar

From: Coverage, use and maintenance of bed nets and related influence factors in Kachin Special Region II, northeastern Myanmar

 

SUITNPN (%,95 % CI)

Univariate OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

P values

Sex

Male (n = 720)

508 (70.6, 67.1–73.9)

0.68 (0.56–0.82)

0.98 (0.76–1.67)

0.8543

Female (n = 2620)

2043 (78.0,76.3–80.0)

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Age (years)

<35 (n = 1165)

894 (76.7,74.2–79.1)

1.03 (0.89–1.22)

1.13 (0.99–1.72)

0.7915

≥35 (n = 2175)

1657 (76.2,74.3–78.0)

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School education years

Illiterate and ≦3 years (n = 1366)

1013 (74.2,71.7–76.5)

0.82 (0.69–0.96)

0.96 (0.64–1.56)

0.5146

≥4 years (n = 1975)

1538 (77.9,76.0–80.0)

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Ethnics

Kachin (n = 3050)

2338 (76.7,75.1–78.1)

1.22 (0.92–1.61)

1.12 (0.84–1.71)

0.1770

Others (n = 292)

213 (72.9,67.5–78.0)

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Family wealth index

1-2 (n = 3070)

2445 (79.6,78.2–81.0)

6.05 (4.63-7.91)

4.67 (3.59–9.12)

<0.0001

3-5 (n = 270)

106 (39.3,33.4–45.4)

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Hill zone

Lowland and foothill (n = 2625)

1951 (74.3,72.6–76.0)

0.56 (0.45–0.70)

0.63 (0.44–0.71)

<0.0001

Mid and upper hill (n = 716)

600 (83.9,80.9–86.4)

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House roof

Thatch (n = 2820)

2202 (78.1,76.5–79.6)

1.77 (1.43–2.17)

1.57 (1.33–2.24)

<0.0001

Others (n = 522)

349 (66.9,62.6–70.9)

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Window and door screen

Yes (n = 56)

46 (82.1,69.6–91.1)

1.45 (0.70–3.08)

1.25 (0.68–3.16)

0.3444

No (n = 3295)

2505 (75.8,74.3–77.2)

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Family income source

Agriculture (n = 3092)

2395 (77.5,75.9–78.9)

1.96 (1.48–2.60)

1.66 (1.45–2.70)

<0.0001

Others (n = 245)

156 (63.7,57.3–69.7)

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Household heads knew mosquitoes transmitting malaria

Yes (n = 3223)

2475 (76.8,75.3–78.2)

2.26 (1.55–3.30)

1.88 (1.45–3.47)

<0.0001

No (n = 128)

76 (59.4,50.3–68.0)

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Household heads knew bed nets against malaria infection

Yes (n = 2534)

1806 (71.3,69.5–73.0)

0.24 (0.18–0.31)

0.58 (0.11–4.37)

0.4687

No (n = 816)

745 (91.3,89.2–93.1)

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Household heads took bed nets as tools for preventing malaria

Yes (n = 3155)

2428 (78.0,75.4–78.4)

1.79 (1.30–2.47)

1.56 (1.22–2.67)

0.0003

No (n = 189)

123 (65.1,58.3–71.9)

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  1. 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, SUITNPN sleeping under ITNs or LLINs the prior night, OR odds ratio