Table 2 Individual and household factors associated with ownership of LLINs in the bivariate analysis
Characteristics of the household | Household owned at least one LLIN | COR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |||
Educational status of the respondent | ||||
No education | 13 (7.5) | 149 (37.4) | 1 | |
Read and write | 135 (77.6) | 184 (46.7) | 8.40 (2.42, 29.18) | 0.002 |
Primary (grade 1–6) or higher | 26 (14.9) | 61 (15.5) | 4.88 (1.60, 14.93) | 0.007 |
Occupation of the respondent | ||||
Farmer | 150 (86.2) | 363 (92.1) | 0.53 (0.18, 1.56) | 0.242 |
Other | 24 (13.8) | 31 (7.9) | 1 | |
Respondent’s knowledge on malaria | ||||
High | 117 (67.2) | 201 (51.0) | 1.97 (1.12, 3.48) | 0.021 |
Low | 57 (32.8) | 193 (49.0) | 1 | |
Household size | ||||
< 5 | 78 (44.8) | 215 (54.6) | 0.68 (0.36, 1.26) | 0.207 |
≥ 5 | 96 (55.2) | 179 (45.4) | 1 | |
Households with | ||||
Cases | 57 (32.7) | 134 (34.0) | 0.95 (0.79, 1.14) | 0.537 |
Controls | 117 (67.3) | 260 (66.0) | 1 | |
Number of sleeping areas in the household | ||||
1 | 18 (10.3) | 127 (32.2) | 1 | |
2 | 61 (35.1) | 181 (45.9) | 2.69 (0.96, 7.59) | 0.060 |
≥ 3 | 95 (54.6) | 86 (21.8) | 2.21 (0.78, 6.29) | 0.132 |
Household roof structure | ||||
Corrugated iron | 89 (51.1) | 111 (28.2) | 2.67 (1.37, 5.21) | 0.006 |
Thatched | 85 (48.9) | 283 (71.8) | 1 | |
House sprayed with insecticide | ||||
Yes | 112 (64.4) | 215 (54.6) | 1.50 (0.36, 6.27) | 0.562 |
No | 62 (35.6) | 179 (45.4) | 1 | |
Household wealth index | ||||
Lower (very poor) | 28 (16.1) | 161 (40.9) | 1 | |
Middle | 68 (39.1) | 124 (31.5) | 3.15 (1.60, 6.21) | 0.002 |
Higher (least poor) | 78 (44.8) | 109 (27.7) | 4.11 (2.22, 7.64) | < 0.001 |
N | 174 | 394 | ||