Table 2 Housing condition, environmental and LLINs related factors to malaria prevention among cases and controls in individuals visiting health centres in Ziway-Dugda Distict, Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 68)
Variable | Category | Cases | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) n = 67 | No. (%) n = 201 | ||
Type of roofing | Corrugated iron sheet | 37 (55.2) | 126 (62.7) |
Thatched roof | 30 (44.8) | 75 (37.3) | |
Separated bedroom | No | 34 (50.7) | 96 (47.8) |
Yes | 33 (49.3) | 105 (52.2) | |
Separated kitchen | No | 24 (35.8) | 82 (40.8) |
Yes | 43 (64.2) | 119 (59.2) | |
Presence of windows | No | 29 (43.3) | 78 (38.8) |
Yes | 38 (56.7) | 123 (61.2) | |
Presence of patients with similar signs in home | No | 50 (74.6) | 175 (87.1) |
Yes | 17 (25.4) | 26 (12.9) | |
House sprayed with IRS | No | 32 (47.8) | 60 (29.9) |
Yes | 35 (52.2) | 141 (70.1) | |
Presence of stagnant water | No | 58 (86.6) | 165 (82.1) |
Yes | 9 (13.4) | 36 (17.9) | |
Living together with livestock’s | No | 47 (70.1) | 155 (77.1) |
Yes | 20 (29.9) | 46 (22.9) | |
Presence of forest or vegetation near to home | No | 58 (86.6) | 178 (88.6) |
Yes | 9 (13.4) | 23 (11.4) | |
Presence of intermittent rivers or irrigation | No | 55 (82.1) | 162 (80.6) |
Yes | 12 (17.9) | 39 (19.4) | |
Staying late out-door during night in the past two weeks | No | 37 (55.2) | 137 (68.2) |
Yes | 30 (44.8) | 64 (31.8) | |
Number of LLNs in home | Only one | 19 (38.0) | 78 (42.4) |
Two or more | 31 (62.0) | 106 (57.6) | |
Age of LLINs in months | ≤ 12 | 28 (56.0) | 116 (63.0) |
13–35 | 18 (36.0) | 58 (31.5) | |
> 35 | 4 (8.0) | 10 (5.5) | |
Presence of holes in LLINs | No | 36 (72.0) | 129 (70.1) |
Yes | 14 (28.0) | 55 (29.9) | |
Frequency of washing LLINs in the past six months | < 2 times | 42 (84.0) | 140 (76.1) |
≥ 2 times | 8 (16.0) | 44 (23.9) |