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Table 3 Factors associated with a household receiving an adequate number of UCC LLINs (1 UCC LLIN per 2 residents)

From: LLIN Evaluation in Uganda Project (LLINEUP2)—Factors associated with coverage and use of long‑lasting insecticidal nets following the 2020–21 national mass distribution campaign: a cross-sectional survey of 12 districts

Characteristic

Category

Outcome present n (%)

Univariate analysis*

Multivariate analysis*

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender of the head of the household

Male

214 (52.8)

Reference

Reference

Female

146 (78.1)

2.88 (1.87–4.44)

 < 0.001

1.87 (1.17–3.00)

0.009

Age of the head of the household

18–39 years

155 (57.2)

Reference

Reference

40–49 years

79 (61.7)

1.11 (0.58–2.13)

0.748

2.03 (0.91–4.51)

0.083

50–85 years

126 (65.3)

1.45 (1.00–2.11)

0.051

2.34 (1.54–3.56)

 < 0.001

Number of household residents

7–14

44 (29.7)

Reference

Reference

5–6

122 (58.7)

2.53 (1.19–5.38)

0.016

2.99 (1.21–7.42)

0.018

1–4

194 (82.2)

10.03 (3.73–26.97)

 < 0.001

12.96 (4.76–35.26)

 < 0.001

At least one resident < 5 years of age

Yes

230 (56.8)

Reference

Reference

No

130 (69.5)

1.90 (1.22–2.96)

0.004

1.38 (0.90–2.12)

0.145

Timing of UCC distribution

December 2020

254 (57.1)

Reference

Reference

March 2021

106 (72.1)

1.96 (0.70–5.48)

0.198

1.81 (0.57–5.72)

0.312

Socioeconomic index

Poorest

116 (60.7)

Reference

Reference

Poor

117 (57.9)

0.85 (0.53–1.35)

0.485

1.32 (0.82–2.13)

0.246

Least poor

127 (63.8)

0.88 (0.60–1.30)

0.516

1.92 (1.37–2.69)

 < 0.001

House type

Modern

104 (66.2)

Reference

Reference

Traditional

256 (58.9)

0.77 (0.54–1.10)

0.150

1.12 (0.68–1.86)

0.651

Distance to nearest health facility

 < 1 km

167 (63.5)

Reference

Reference

1- < 2 km

95 (57.9)

0.96 (0.73–1.25)

0.741

0.81 (0.56–1.16)

0.244

2 or more km

98 (59.4)

1.18 (0.64–2.21)

0.593

1.41 (0.73–2.73)

0.304

Any non-UCC LLINs present after UCC

Yes

32 (39.0)

Reference

Reference

No

328 (64.3)

2.98 (1.83–4.84)

 < 0.001

3.55 (2.02–6.25)

 < 0.001

  1. *The analysis included only houses who received at least one UCC LLIN (N = 592), and was adjusted for clustering at the level of the MRC