Table 2 Influence of socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and children on consistent use of bed nets by children under 5 years (N = 690)
Variable/Question | Consistent use of bed nets (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 392) n (%) | No (n = 298) n (%) | Un-adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
Age of respondent | |||
31–40 | 151 (57.6) | 111 (42.4) | 1.20 (0.48–98) |
21–30 | 141 (60.5) | 92 (39.5) | 1.06 (0.42–2.66) |
41–50 | 44 (42.3) | 60 (57.7) | 2.22 (0.85–5.80) |
51–60 | 32 (59.3) | 22 (40.7) | 1.12 (0.40–3.14) |
18–20 | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 1.0 |
61+ | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.2) | 0.74 (0.19–2.92) |
Gender | |||
Male | 223 (59.0) | 155 (41.0) | 1.22 (0.90–1.65) |
Female | 169 (54.2) | 143 (45.8) | |
Education level | |||
Primary (1–7) | 191 (56.7) | 146 (43.3) | 0.76 (0.46–1.26) |
O′ level | 120 (56.6) | 92 (43.4) | 0.77 (0.45–1.30) |
None | 38 (50.0) | 38 (50.0) | 1.0 |
A′ level | 33 (63.5) | 19 (36.5) | 0.58 (0.28–1.19) |
Tertiary | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 0.30 (0.08–1.18) |
Occupation | |||
Agriculture | 276 (55.8) | 219 (44.2) | 1.0 |
Un-skilled manual | 31 (55.4) | 25 (44.6) | 1.02 (0.58–1.77) |
Skilled manual (vocational) | 27 (52.9) | 24 (47.1) | 1.07 (0.60–1.93) |
Sales services | 19 (57.6) | 14 (42.4) | 0.93 (0.46–1.89) |
Professional office work | 25 (83.3) | 5 (16.7) | 0.25 (0.10–0.67)** |
Domestic service | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | 0.88 (0.33–2.36) |
Others | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1.58 (0.42–5.94) |
Ethnicity | |||
Iteso | 323 (60.0) | 215 (40.0) | 1.81 (1.26–2.60)** |
Others | 69 (45.4) | 83 (54.6) | |
Age of the children | |||
1–2 years | 240 (69.8) | 104 (30.2) | 2.95 (2.15–4.03)** |
3–4 years | 152 (43.9) | 194 (56.1) | |