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Table 2 Factors associated with ITN use in Manica District, Mozambique

From: Factors associated with use of insecticide-treated net for malaria prevention in Manica District, Mozambique: a community-based cross-sectional survey

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Number of ITNs

1.80 (1.35–2.40)

 < 0.001

2.92 (2.21–3.85)

 < 0.001

Age category

 10–14 years

Reference

 

Reference

 

 15–19 years

2.24 (1.35–3.73)

0.02

2.86 (1.35–6.05)

0.006

 20–24 years

3.73 (2.17–6.40)

 < 0.001

5.53 (2.56–11.97)

 < 0.001

 25–39 years

13.52 (6.93–26.38)

 < 0.001

29.68 (11.73–65.14)

 < 0.001

  ≥ 40 years

12.38 (6.70–22.8)

 < 0.001

26.03 (11.16–60.68)

 < 0.001

Female sex

1.08 (0.75–1.54)

0.7

  

Education completed by head of household

 Never attended

Reference

   

 Primary school

1.01 (0.38–2.72)

0.9

  

 Secondary school or higher

1.82 (0.54–6.14)

0.3

  

Household wealth

 Wealthiest

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Middle

0.97 (0.50–1.87)

0.9

0.98 (0.53–1.86)

 0.9

 Poorest

3.30 (1.53–7.11)

0.002

2.36 (1.16–4.81)

 0.02

Household size

 1–2 household members

Reference

 

Reference

 

 3–4 household members

0.30 (0.16–0.58)

 < 0.001

0.30 (0.15–0.58)

 < 0.001

 5 or more household members

0.20 (0.10–0.39)

 < 0.001

0.10 (0.04–0.23)

 < 0.001

Number of sleeping rooms

 1 sleeping room

Reference

 

Reference

 

 2 sleeping rooms

0.58 (0.31–1.09)

0.09

0.58 (0.28–1.19)

0.14

 3 or more sleeping rooms

0.36 (0.15–0.88)

0.03

0.33 (0.12–0.93)

0.03

Finished wall material

2.10 (1.13–3.91)

0.02

  

Finished roof material

2.56 (1.29–5.09)

0.007

  

Finished floor material

1.45 (0.83–2.54)

0.2

  

Household sprayed with insecticide in the previous 12 months

1.59 (0.91–2.79)

0.1

  
  1. ITN insecticide-treated bed net, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval