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Table 4 Factors associated with LLIN use (slept under any LLIN the previous night) in residents living in households with and without adequate coverage 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

Variable

Category

Household with adequate UCC LLINs n (%)

Multivariate analysis

Household without adequate UCC LLINs n (%)

Multivariate analysis

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender of resident

Male

699 (88.4)

Reference

496 (69.6)

Reference

Female

814 (91.2)

1.50 (1.00–2.25)

0.049

538 (70.0)

1.20 (0.83–1.74)

0.334

Age of resident

5–15 years

474 (85.1)

Reference

340 (59.5)

Reference

 < 5 years

294 (95.5)

2.52 (1.53–4.16)

 < 0.001

202 (80.8)

3.04 (2.08–4.46)

 < 0.001

 > 15 years

745 (91.0)

1.10 (0.59–2.05)

0.770

492 (74.4)

1.49 (0.98–2.27)

0.063

Timing of UCC distribution

March 2021

443 (86.5)

Reference

184 (61.5)

Reference

December 2020

1070 (91.3)

1.66 (1.12–2.48)

0.013

850 (71.9)

1.69 (0.78–3.68)

0.187

Socioeconomic index

Least poor

546 (88.4)

Reference

329 (66.1)

Reference

Poor

510 (90.4)

1.45 (0.90–2.34)

0.128

375 (69.2)

1.09 (0.69–1.73)

0.697

Poorest

457 (91.0)

1.35 (0.77–2.39)

0.293

330 (74.7)

1.10 (0.56–2.17)

0.781

Distance to nearest health facility

2 or more km

411 (89.0)

Reference

291 (70.3)

Reference

1- < 2 km

383 (86.5)

0.74 (0.33–1.68)

0.472

299 (69.4)

0.81 (0.51–1.30)

0.389

 < 1 km

719 (92.3)

1.64 (0.65–4.09)

0.292

444 (69.7)

0.82 (0.43–1.57)

0.548

Number of household residents

 >  = 7

299 (84.7)

Reference

587 (66.9)

Reference

5–6

605 (90.2)

1.65 (0.99–2.77)

0.055

348 (76.3)

1.47 (1.05–2.06)

0.026

 <  = 4

609 (92.3)

2.19 (0.96–5.00)

0.063

99 (66.9)

0.85 (0.59–1.22)

0.378

Household with at least one resident < 5 years of age

No

444 (84.1)

Reference

234 (64.5)

Reference

Yes

1069 (92.5)

2.52 (1.62–3.93)

 < 0.001

800 (71.5)

1.11 (0.76–1.60)

0.597

Relationship to head of household

2nd degree/unrelated

223 (87.5)

Reference

130 (59.4)

Reference

1st degree

947 (88.6)

1.13 (0.76–1.68)

0.554

710 (68.9)

1.58 (1.02–2.45)

0.039

Head of HH

343 (95.3)

3.29 (1.30–7.72)

0.006

194 (83.6)

3.94 (2.38–6.51)

 < 0.001

Any non-UCC LLINs present after UCC

No

1369 (89.4)

Reference

791 (68.8)

Reference

 

Yes

144 (94.1)

2.22 (1.19 (4.15)

0.012

243 (73.2)

1.67 (1.21–2.29)

0.002

  1. Analysis included only household residents in houses who received at least one UCC LLIN (N = 3166; those with adequate UCC LLINs (n = 1684), and inadequate UCC LLINs (n = 1482)), and adjusted for clustering at the level of the MRC