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Table 7 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the odds of using ITN

From: Assessing health-seeking behaviour and malaria prevention practices among communities in four districts of the Volta Region of Ghana

Characteristics

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

 

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

Districts

    

Ketu South

0.93 (0.74–1.18)

0.50

1.04 (0.81–1.33)

0.73

Nkwanta South

0.35 (0.25–0.48)

 ≤ 0.001

0.40 (0.29–0.57)

 ≤ 0.001

Hohoe

1.18 (0.92–1.52)

0.20

1.20 (0.93–1.56)

0.162

Ho West

1

 

1

 

Occupation

    

Farming

0.65 (0.22–1.89)

0.008

0.56 (0.27–1.12

0.12

Trading

0.96 (0.33–2.78)

0.59

1.24 (0.61–2.51)

0.56

Skilled labour

1.39 (0.48–4.04)

0.67

1.11 (0.54–2.27)

0.78

Unskilled labour

2.25 (0.73–6.90)

0.31

0.80 (0.30–1.50)

0.59

Civil servants

1.62 (0.54–5.14)

0.90

0.76 (0.35–1.66)

0.49

Unemployed

1.47 (0.49–4.35)

0.82

1.19 (0.37–2.47)

0.65

Others

1

 

1

 

Education

    

None

0.29 (0.19–0.43)

 ≤ 0.001

0.32 (0.20–0.50)

 ≤ 0.001

Primary

0.40 (0.28–0.54)

 ≤ 0.001

0.42 (0.28–0.64)

 ≤ 0.001

JHS

0.57 (0.42–0.78)

0.001

0.61 (0.43–0.87)

0.006

SHS

0.73 (0.22–1.02)

0.68

0.73 (0.57–1.07)

0.11

Tertiary

1

 

1

 

Religion

    

Christianity

2.19 (1.51–3.18)

 ≤ 0.001

1.77 (1.17–2.67)

0.01

Islam

1.98 (1.05–3.75)

0.04

1.84 (0.93–3.64)

0.08

Traditional

1

 

1

 
  1. OR odds ratio, CI  confidence interval