Table 4 Factors associated with household’s perception towards net care and repair, Ethiopia, 2015
From: Knowledge and perception towards net care and repair practice in Ethiopia
| Â | Perception towards net care and repair | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | Very positive | |||
Knowledge on net care and repair | |||||
 Not adequate | 273 (85.8%) | 657 (80.6%) | 434 (69.8%) |  |  |
 Adequate knowledge | 45 (14.2%) | 159 (19.4%) | 188 (30.3%) | 1.58 (1.23, 2.02) | < 0.001 |
Exposure to information on net care and repair | |||||
 No | 294 (91.5%) | 751 (87.0%) | 519 (80.9%) | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 27 (8.5%) | 113 (13.0%) | 122 (19.1%) | 1.24 (0.92, 1.65) | 0.16 |
Discussion on net care and repair in the family | |||||
 No | 289 (89.7%) | 712 (82.4%) | 476 (74.2%) | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 33 (10.3%) | 152 (17.6%) | 166 (25.9%) | 1.47 (1.14, 1.89) | < 0.001 |
Number of LLINs owned | |||||
 One | 119 (36.9%) | 270 (31.2%) | 224 (35.0%) | 1.00 |  |
 Two | 126 (39.1%) | 369 (42.7%) | 257 (40.1%) | 1.05 (0.83, 1.33) | 0.70 |
 Three or more | 77 (24.0%) | 225 (26.1%) | 160 (24.9%) | 1.10 (0.82, 1.49) | 0.51 |
Gender | |||||
 Male | 248 (77.26%) | 687 (79.79%) | 526 (81.93%) | 1.00 |  |
 Female | 73 (22.74%) | 174 (20.21%) | 116 (18.07%) | 0.72 (0.56, 0.94) | 0.06 |
Age (years) | |||||
 18–29 | 45 (13.98%) | 108 (12.50%) | 80 (12.46%) | 1.00 |  |
 30–39 | 89 (27.64%) | 264 (30.56%) | 193 (30.06%) | 0.93 (0.67, 1.30) | 0.68 |
 40–49 | 70 (21.74%) | 217 (25.12%) | 162 (25.23%) | 0.91 (0.64, 1.29) | 0.58 |
 50–59 | 44 (13.66%) | 113 (13.08%) | 100 (15.58%) | 1.06 (0.70, 1.58) | 0.79 |
 60+ | 74 (22.98%) | 162 (18.75%) | 107 (16.67%) | 0.80 (0.55, 1.18) | 0.27 |
Educational status of head of household | |||||
 No formal education | 185 (57.63%) | 457 (52.95%) | 336 (52.34%) | 1.00 |  |
 Primary (grade 1–6) | 79 (24.61%) | 223 (25.84%) | 164 (25.55%) | 0.98 (0.76, 1.26) |  |
 Secondary (grade 7–8) | 26 (8.10%) | 75 (8.69%) | 49 (7.63%) | 1.05 (0.72, 1.52) |  |
 More than secondary (≥ grade 9) | 31 (9.66%) | 108 (12.51%) | 93 (14.49%) | 1.08 (0.78, 1.49) |  |
Wealth index | |||||
 1st | 73 (23.03%) | 161 (18.74%) | 128 (20.00%) | 1.00 |  |
 2nd | 61 (19.24%) | 179 (20.84%) | 123 (19.22%) | 0.90 (0.67, 1.23) | 0.52 |
 3rd | 74 (23.34%) | 185 (21.54%) | 106 (16.56%) | 0.70 (0.51, 0.96) | 0.03 |
 4th | 63 (19.87%) | 182 (21.19%) | 118 (18.44%) | 0.81 (0.59, 1.13) | 0.22 |
 5th | 46 (14.51%) | 152 (17.69%) | 165 (25.78%) | 1.19 (0.85, 1.67) | 0.30 |
Region | |||||
 Tigray | 41 (12.73%) | 212 (24.54%) | 191 (29.75%) | 1.00 |  |
 Amhara | 89 (27.64%) | 218 (25.23%) | 175 (27.26%) | 0.76 (0.58, 1.00) | 0.05 |
 Oromia | 124 (38.51%) | 257 (29.75%) | 124 (19.31%) | 0.49 (0.37, 0.65) | 0.00 |
 SNNP | 68 (21.12%) | 177 (20.49%) | 152 (23.68%) | 0.69 (0.52, 0.92) | 0.01 |