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Table 2 Comparison of behavioural factors at home of residence and during overnight travel

From: Association between recent overnight travel and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study in Tororo

Behavioural factor

Groups

Number of paired observations

Number with a reported behavioural factor (%)

RR (95% CI)

p-value

At home of residence

During overnight travel

Sleeping under an LLIN

All

210

118 (56.2%)

86 (41.0%)

0.73 (0.60–0.89)

0.002

Gender

 

 Male

58

28 (48.3%)

27 (46.6%)

0.96 (0.67–1.40)

0.85

 Female

152

90 (59.2%)

59 (38.8%)

0.66 (0.52–0.83)

0.001

Age

 

 < 5 years

53

26 (49.1%)

24 (45.3%)

0.92 (0.62–1.38)

0.70

 5–15 years

33

16 (48.5%)

20 (60.6%)

1.25 (0.86–1.82)

0.25

 > 15 years

124

76 (61.3%)

42 (33.9%)

0.55 (0.41–0.74)

< 0.001

Going to bed after 9 p.m.

All

210

147 (70.0%)

149 (71.0%)

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

0.80

Gender

     

 Male

58

27 (46.6%)

31 (53.5%)

1.15 (0.86–1.53)

0.35

 Female

152

120 (79.0%)

118 (77.6%)

0.98 (0.88–1.10)

0.77

Age

     

 < 5 years

53

15 (28.3%)

20 (37.7%)

1.33 (0.77 2.31)

0.30

 5–15 years

33

23 (69.7%)

19 (57.6%)

0.83 (0.58 1.17)

0.28

 > 15 years

124

109 (87.9%)

110 (88.7%)

1.01 (0.92 1.11)

0.85