Table 4 Influence of respondents’ enabling and need factors on children’s consistent use of bed nets (N = 690)
Variable/Question | Consistent use of bed nets (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes: n (%) | No: n (%) | Un-adj. OR (95% CI) | |
Presence of mosquitoes in houses | |||
Many | 336 (55.7) | 267 (44.3) | 0.70 (0.44–1.11) |
Some | 56 (64.4) | 31 (35.6) | |
Respondents’ use of bed nets the previous night | |||
Yes | 315 (58.0) | 228 (42.0) | 1.28 (0.87–1.88) |
No | 66 (52.0) | 61 (480 | |
Respondent’s consistent use of bed nets | |||
Yes | 188 (61.0) | 120 (39.0) | 1.37 (1.01–1.87)** |
No | 193 (53.3) | 169 (46.7) | |
Child’s use of bed net the previous night | |||
Yes | 363 (58.8) | 254 (41.2) | 2.17 (1.32–3.56)** |
No | 29 (39.7) | 44 (60.3) | |
Respondent’s opinion regarding the size of bed net (n = 684) | |||
Inappropriate | 84 (63.2) | 49 (36.8) | 1.37 (0.93–2.03) |
Appropriate | 306 (55.5) | 245 (44.5) | |
Opinion about the shape of bed nets | |||
Inappropriate | 110 (53.4) | 96 (46.6) | 0.81 (0.58–1.13) |
Appropriate | 280 (58.6) | 198 (41.4) | |
Opinion about the colour of bed nets | |||
Inappropriate | 205 (55.0) | 168 (45.0) | 0.83 (0.61–1.13) |
Appropriate | 185 (59.5) | 126 (40.5) | |
Season when the child uses the bed net | |||
Always | 159 (56.6) | 122 (43.4) | 0.97 (0.71–1.32) |
Rainy season | 231 (57.3) | 172 (42.7) | |