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Table 2 Factors associated with not using a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net

From: Use of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets in a population with universal coverage following a mass distribution campaign in Uganda

Variable

Status of LLIN usage number (%)

Crude OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)a

p-value

Yes N = 11,574

No N = 2876

Age categories (years)

0–5

2511 (83.12)

510 (16.88)

1

1

 

6–14

2808 (75.26)

923 (24.71)

1.17 (1.38–1.90)

1.29 (1.11–1.49)

0.001*

15–45

4801 (80.86)

1136 (19.14)

1.17 (1.00–1.36)

1.02 (0.90–1.16)

0.745

>45

1450 (82.58)

306 (17.42)

1.04 (0.83–1.31)

0.69 (0.56–0.86)

0.001*

Gender

Male

5542 (79.18)

1457 (20.82)

   

Female

6033 (80.96)

1418 (19.04)

0.90 (0.81–0.99)

0.94 (0.85–1.04)

0.236

Number of household members

1

354 (84.88)

62 (15.12)

1

1

 

2

683 (81.43)

156 (18.57)

1.28 (0.87–1.89)

1.48 (0.97–2.24)

0.066

3

1235 (85.05)

217 (14.95)

0.99 (0.65–1.51)

1.34 (0.83–2.18)

0.228

4

1924 (80.76)

459 (19.24)

1.34 (0.94–1.90)

1.97 (1.27–3.07)

0.003*

5

1615 (79.53)

416 (20.41)

1.45 (1.01–2.06)

2.16 (1.38–3.38)

0.001*

6

2231 (79.59)

572 (20.41)

1.44 (0.98–2.12)

2.25 (1.36–3.71)

0.002*

>6

3532 (78.04)

994 (21.96)

1.58 (1.09–2.29)

2.27 (1.33–3.87)

0.003*

Residence

Urban

2267 (80.98)

532 (19.02)

   

Rural

9306 (79.88)

2344 (20.12)

1.07 (0.81–1.42)

1.06 (0.79–1.41)

0.695

Number of sleeping rooms

1

3670 (82.21)

795 (17.79)

1

1

 

2

3871 (80.65)

929 (19.35)

1.11 (0.91–1.35)

0.90 (0.72–1.12)

 

3

2546 (78.45)

699 (21.55)

1.27 (1.02–1.57)

0.94 (0.73–1.21)

0.329

4

903 (77.68)

259 (22.32)

1.33 (0.99–1.79)

0.94 (0.67–1.32)

0.621

>4

421 (71.80)

165 (28.20)

1.81 (1.32–2.50)

1.25 (0.88–1.76)

0.732

Spraying of rooms with insecticide

No

10,909 (80.06)

2717 (19.94)

   

Yes

643 (80.29)

157 (19.71)

0.99 (0.65–1.49)

0.90 (0.88–1.76)

0.605

Number of children under 5 years

0

3433 (76.80)

1037 (23.20)

1

1

 

1

3533 (81.37)

808 (18.63)

0.76 (0.63–0.92)

0.77 (0.61–0.98)

0.030*

2

3268 (81.12)

761 (18.88)

0.77 (0.63–0.94)

0.77 (0.61–0.96)

0.023*

>2

1340 (83.28)

269 (16.72)

0.66 (0.47–0.93)

0.67 (0.47–0.95)

0.027*

Number of women of child bearing age

0

1784 (71.91)

697 (28.09)

1

1

 

1

7213 (83.03)

1474 (16.97)

0.52 (0.44–0.62)

0.46 (0.38–0.57)

0.001*

>1

2576 (78.52)

705 (21.48)

0.70 (0.57–0.86)

0.49 (0.37–0.65)

0.001*

Relationship structure

1 related adult

1784 (71.91)

331 (18.30)

1

1

 

2 related adults

7213 (83.03)

1108 (17.25)

0.93 (0.73–1.18)

1.29 (0.96–1.1.74)

0.004*

3+ unrelated adults

2576 (78.52)

1437 (23.15)

1.34 (1.07–1.70)

1.60 (1.17–2.19)

0.870

Community distribution of malaria medicine

No

6270 (81.15)

1456 (18.85)

1

1

 

Yes

4840 (78.54)

1322 (21.46)

1.18 (0.99–1.39)

1.16 (0.97–1.38)

0.100

Do not know

452 (82.71)

95 (17.29)

0.90 (0.61–1.33)

0.87 (0.58–2.69)

0.504

  1. aAdjusted for age, gender, number of household members, residence, number of sleeping rooms, spraying of rooms with insecticide, number of children under 5 years, number of women of child bearing age, relationship structure, community distribution of malaria medicine
  2. * Statistically significant at p-value <0.05