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Table 7 Factors associated with LLIN utilization amongst households in Zimbabwe in 2015

From: Determinants of long-lasting insecticidal net ownership and utilization in malaria transmission regions: evidence from Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys

Variable

OR [95% CI] 2015

p-value

Number of household members

0.966 (0.928–1.004)

0.080

Region

0.977 (0.949–1.006)

0.115

Urban residence

0.571 (0.426–0.764)

< 0.001

Electricity

1.1639 (0.851–1.587)

0.343

Radio

0.983 (0.841–1.114)

0.825

TV

1.033 (0.820–1.301)

0.782

Floor

0.992 (0.979–1.004)

0.219

Wall

1.005 (0.992–1.019)

0.459

Roof

0.993 (0.79–1.006)

0.290

Number of rooms for sleeping

1.052 (0.964–1.14)

0.253

Sex of head of household

0.968 (0.825–1.13)

0.687

Head of household < 30 years

0.986 (0.979–0.993)

< 0.001

Telephone

1.055 (0.710–1.568)

0.790

Electricity as cooking energy

0.957 (0.917–1.000)

0.048

Mobile

1.097 (0.809–1.488)

0.551

Owning bank account

0.881 (0.714–1.089)

0.243

Sprayed against mosquitoes

1.160 (1.074–1.252)

< 0.001

Rich or richer

0.946 (0.811–1.10)

0.479

Decorder

0.879 (0.693–1.117)

0.292

Education level

0.872 (0.757–1.005)

0.059

Pregnancy

0.623 (0.432–0.898)

0.011

  1. Italics shows statistical significance