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Table 4 Comparisons of factors associated with bed net ownership between the highland holo-endemic site and the highland seasonal transmission sites in western Kenya

From: Comparing ownership and use of bed nets at two sites with differential malaria transmission in western Kenya

 

Highland seasonal transmission adjusted OR (95 % CI) (n = 1923)

Lowland holo-endemic adjusted OR (95 % CI) (n = 1332)

Demographics

 Children under five in household

1.8 (1.5, 2.3), p < 0.0001

1.6 (1.2, 2.1), p = 0.0007

 Pregnant woman in household

0.8 (0.6, 1.1), p = 0.37

1.4 (1.0, 2.0), p = 0.08

 Female household head education level

  No school

Ref

Ref

  Primary

1.7 (1.2, 2.5), p = 0.005

(0.7, 1.6), p = 0.65

  Secondary

2.3 (1.5, 3.4), p < 0.0001

1.1 (0.7, 1.6), p = 0.75

  More than secondary

3.8 (2.1, 6.9), p < 0.0001

1.6 (0.9, 2.9), p = 0.10

 Durable good ownership

  Radio

0.7 (0.6, 1.0), p = 0.05

1.2 (0.9, 1.7), p = 0.22

  Stove

1.7 (1.0, 2.7), p = 0.06

0.8 (0.5, 1.5), p = 0.32

  TV

1.2 (0.7, 2.1), p = 0.44

0.8 (0.5, 1.5), p = 0.62

  Indoor lighting

1.1 (0.6, 2.1), p = 0.70

1.5 (0.9, 2.3), p = 0.09

  Bike

0.9 (0.6, 1.3), p = 0.51

1.5 (1.2, 1.9), p = 0.002

  Sofa set

0.9 (0.6, 1.5). 0.68

1.0 (0.7, 1.4), p = 0.92

  Bed set

0.4 (0.3, 0.6), p < 0.0001

1.8 (1.1, 3.0), p = 0.01

 Wealth group

  Very low

Ref

Ref

  Low

1.4 (0.8, 2.4), p = 0.23

1.0 (0.6, 1.8), p = 0.97

  Medium

1.5 (0.9, 2.6), p = 0.10

1.0 (0.6, 1.8), p = 0.96

  High

2.1 (0.8, 4.8), p = 0.10

1.1 (0.5, 2.4), p = 0.79

Malaria knowledge

 Malaria transmitted by mosquitoes

1.3 (0.3, 5.4), p = 0.68

0.3 (0.04, 2.5), p = 0.27

 Fever a symptom of malaria

1.4 (0.8, 2.6), p = 0.25

Undef.

 Malaria prevented by bed nets

1.5 (0.6, 3.5), p = 0.34

Undef.

Malaria perception of risk

 Family at risk of malaria

3.5 (1.5, 8.2), p = 0.004

0.6 (0.3, 1.2), p = 0.16

 Malaria is serious

2.7 (1.7, 4.1), p < 0.0001

0.8 (0.5, 1.4), p = 0.45

 Children are more at risk than adults

1.1 (0.8, 1.5), p = 0.62

0.9 (0.6, 1.2), p = 0.35

 People in my community concerned about malaria

0.4 (0.2, 0.8), p = 0.01

0.5 (0.3, 1.1), p = 0.09

Malaria history

 Known someone who died of malaria

1.3 (1.0, 1.6), p = 0.03

0.8 (0.6, 1.1), p = 0.17

 Known someone with severe complications of malaria

1.3 (1.0, 1.7), p = 0.02

1.3 (0.9, 1.7), p = 0.15

Attitude towards bed nets as a prevention strategy

 Community believes bed nets are good way to prevent malaria

1.0 (0.6, 1.7), p = 0.90

1.3 (0.4, 2.8), p = 0.63

 Community rather buy other things than bed net

0.8 (0.6, 1.0), p = 0.07

0.6 (0.4, 1.0), p = 0.04

 Community thinks bed nets purchased better than free

1.0 (0.6, 1.9), p = 0.93

1.5 (0.9, 2.3), p = 0.09

 Householder believes bed net is beneficial

1.1 (0.6, 1.9), p = 0.75

1.5 (0.3, 7.5), p = 0.67

 Bed nets are a good way to prevent malaria

1.5 (0.6, 3.5), p = 0.34

0.8 (0.3, 2.2), p = 0.67

 Householder believes bed nets bought are better than free

0.9 (0.7, 1.4), p = 0.54

0.5 (0.3, 1.0), p = 0.04

Attitudes towards bed net access

 Same chance of obtaining a bed net

0.9 (0.7, 1.6), p = 0.74

1.2 (0.8, 1.8), p = 0.33

 Bed net is easy to get

1.2 (0.9, 1.7), p = 0.13

1.8 (1.3, 2.5), p = 0.0009

 Could not afford a bed net if not free

0.7 (0.5, 0.8), p = 0.001

1.9 (1.3, 2.8), p = 0.0005

Use of other prevention methods

 House has indoor residual spray

1.1 (0.9, 1.4), p = 0.32

1.8 (1.4, 2.3), p < 0.0001

  1. Italics indicate a p-value is <0.05
  2. All results presented are from a multivariate logistic regression model stratified by site