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Table 5 Determinants of physical survival of LLIN in a per-protocol Cox regression model

From: Variation of physical durability between LLIN products and net use environments: summary of findings from four African countries

Variable

Adjusted hazard ratio (aHR)

95% CI

p-value

N = 5126 obs/2900 nets

High net care attitude score and SBC exposure

 Attitude never–SBC never

1.00

  

 Attitude never–SBC at least once

0.70

0.56–0.89

0.003

 Attitude at least once–SBC never or at least once

0.57

0.46–0.71

< 0.0001

 Attitude at least twice–SBC at least twice

0.35

0.26–0.46

< 0.0001

Type of LLIN

 Polyester 100D

1.00

  

 Polyethylene 150D

0.94

0.77–1.16

0.58

Never folding net up during day when hanging

1.41

1.18–1.69

< 0.0001

Never cooking inside the sleeping room

0.86

0.75–0.98

0.03

Dominant net users

 Child only

1.00

  

 Child with adult

0.83

0.68–1.01

0.07

 Adult only

0.70

0.57–0.84

< 0.0001

Wealth tertile

 Lowest

1.00

  

 Middle

0.92

0.78–1.08

0.29

 Highest

0.81

0.69–0.96

0.01

Gender of head of household

 Male

1.00

  

 Female

0.81

0.65–1.01

0.06

Country

 Mozambique

1.00

  

 Nigeria

0.65

0.46–0.90

0.009

 DRC

1.94

1.59–2.39

< 0.0001

 Zanzibar (Tanzania)

1.27

1.00–1.64

0.06