Table 6 Determinants of physical durability from Cox proportional hazard model

At household level; N = 5857 obs/2031 LLIN

Province Inhambane

Reference

 Tete

0.83

0.52–1.31

 Nampula

2.25

1.60–3.17

Household size 1–3

Reference

 4–6

1.30

1.01–1.68

 7+

2.02

1.52–2.69

High net care attitude score and SBC exposure combination across surveys (ref = never (neither at any survey))

Reference

Moderate (high attitude never or once and SBC exposure at least once)

0.58

0.39–0.86

Higher (high attitude at least once and SBC exposure at least twice)

0.37

0.24–0.58

Never stored food in sleeping rooms

0.84

0.66–1.06

At net level (LLIN ever hung) N = 4419 obs/1422 LLIN

Province Inhambane

Reference

 Tete

0.94

0.58–1.53

 Nampula

2.75

1.88–4.01

Household Size 1–3

Reference

 4–6

1.22

0.93–1.61

 7+

2.03

1.48–2.79

High net care attitude score and SBC exposure combination across surveys (ref = never (neither at any survey))

Reference

Moderate (high attitude never or once and SBC exposure at least once)

0.59

0.40–0.86

Higher (high attitude at least once and SBC exposure at least twice)

0.39

0.25–0.62

Net folded up Always

Reference

 At times

0.56

0.40–0.79

 Never

0.95

0.69–1.31

Most rudimentary type of sleeping place ever reported for the net (ref = finished bed frame)

Reference

 Unfinished bed frame

0.95

0.62–1.47

 Foam mattress

0.72

0.26–2.01

 Reed mat or ground

1.08

0.79–1.48