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Table. 2 Factors associated with household ownership of at least one LLIN (n = 2694 households)

From: Coverage, determinants of use and repurposing of long-lasting insecticidal nets two years after a mass distribution in Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Total households

Owning ≥ 1 LLIN (%)

Univariable aOR

(95 %CI)

p-value

Multivariable aOR

(95 %CI)

p-value

Type of household

 Permanent

1349

360 (26.7)

1

0.099

1

0.405

 Traditional

1069

289 (27.0)

0.91 (0.74–1.13)

0.90 (0.67–1.21)

 Makeshift

276

90 (32.6)

1.34 (0.97–1.85)

1.21 (0.79–1.86)

Number of individuals per household

 Median (IQR)

5 (3–7)

5 (4–7)

1.07 (1.03–1.12)

0.001

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

0.529

Household head knows that sleeping under a LLIN prevents malaria

 No

1697

117 (10.4)

1

< 0.001

1

< 0.001

 Yes

997

562 (56.4)

24.08 (17.96–32.30)

 

30.32 (21.25–43.27)

Gender of the household head

 Male

2063

555 (26.9)

1

0.690

1

0.908

 Female

631

184 (29.2)

1.05(0.83–1.32)

0.98 (0.71–1.35)

At least 1 resident aged < 5 yearsa

 No

1320

288 (21.8)

1

< 0.001

1

0.002

 Yes

1347

443 (32.9)

1.70 (1.39–2.06)

1.55 (1.17–2.06)

At least 1 resident an adult woman [> 15 years old]

 No

241

38 (15.8)

1

< 0.001

1

0.029

 Yes

2453

701 (28.6)

2.35 (1.56–3.53)

1.82 (1.04–3.16)

At least 1 resident employed [> 15 years old]b

 No

1129

268 (23.7)

1

0.022

1

0.579

 Yes

1122

340 (30.3)

1.29 (1.04–1.61)

1.08 (0.82–1.43)

At least 1 resident studying [5–14 years old]c

 No

1342

334 (24.9)

1

0.108

1

0.167

 Yes

1315

391 (29.7)

1.17 (0.97–1.43)

0.81 (0.61–1.09)

  1. an = 2667 (1.0 % missing)
  2. bn = 2251 (16.4 % missing)
  3. cn = 2657 (1.4 % missing)