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Table 5 Final logistic regression model for factors influencing consistent use of bed nets by under fives in Soroti district, North Eastern Uganda

From: Factors influencing consistent use of bed nets for the control of malaria among children under 5 years in Soroti District, North Eastern Uganda

Variable

Consistent bed net use (n = 670) (N = 670) (N = 670)

Unadjusted OR/95%CI

Adjusted OR 95% CI

Yes/381 (%)

No/289 (%)

Occupation

 Agriculture

276 (72.4)

219 (75.8)

1.0

1.0

 Domestic service

10 (02.6)

07 (02.4)

0.88 (0.33–2.36)

0.70 (0.24–2.02)

 Un-skilled manual

31 (08.1)

25 (08.7)

1.02 (0.58–1.77)

0.86 (0.45–1.60)

 Skilled manual

27 (07.1)

23 (08.0)

1.07 (0.60–1.93)

1.38 (0.74–2.59)

 Sales services

19 (05.0)

14 (04.8)

0.93 (0.46–1.89)

0.94 (0.43–2.02)

 Professional office work

25 (06.6)

05 (01.7)

0.25 (0.10–0.67)**

0.21 (0.08–0.58)**

 Others

04 (01.0)

04 (01.4)

1.58 (0.42–5.94)

1.38 (0.34–5.59)

 Knowledge on malaria prevention

169 (44.4)

143 (49.5)

0.82 (0.61–1.11)

0.78 (0.55–1.11)

 Age of children (1–2 years)

240 (63.0)

104 (36.0)

2.95 (2.15–4.03)***

3.15 (2.26–4.39)***

 Child’s use of bed net previous night

363 (95.3)

254 (87.9)

2.17 (1.32–0.56)**

1.93 (1.11–3.36)**

 Respondent’ consistent bed net use

188 (49.3)

120 (41.5)

1.37 (1.01–1.87)**

1.17 (0.84–1.63)

 Perceived susceptibility (many)

336 (88.2)

267 (92.4)

0.7 (0.44–1.11)

0.55 (0.33–0.93)**

 Perceived risk of getting malaria

326 (85.6)

261 (90.3)

0.70 (0.45–1.08)

0.57 (0.35–0.92)**

 Opinion on bed net size

84 (22.0)

49 (17.0)

1.37 (0.93–2.03)

1.87 (1.07–3.28)**

 Opinion about shape of bed net

110 (28.9)

96 (33.2)

0.81 (0.58–1.13)

0.58 (0.36–0.94)**

  1. ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.05, *P ≤ 0.1