Table 4 Assessment of factors associated with ITN use among under-five children in East Africa

Age of household head

 11–24 years

6622 (44.41)

8287 (55.59)

1.00

1.00

 25–34 years

23,068 (49.83)

23,226 (50.17)

1.25 (1.19, 1.31)

1.10 (1.05, 1.16)***

 35 and above

51,092 (45.13)

62,116 (54.87)

1.01 (0.97, 1.06)

0.98 (0.93, 1.04)

Marital status

 Single

19,630 (45.48)

23,530(54.52)

1.00

1.00

 Married

48,393 (48.82)

50,730 (51.18)

1.37 (1.30, 1.45)

1.42 (1.33, 1.51)***

 Widowed

5867 (42.10)

8069 (57.90)

1.02 (0.95, 1.10)

1.24 (1.15, 1.34)***

 Divorced

6893 (37.89)

11,298 (62.11)

0.85 (0.80, 0 .91)

1.13 (1.05, 1.21)***

Educational status of HH

 No education

15,017 (38.99)

23,501 (61.01)

1.00

1.00

 Primary

40,877 (47.65)

44,915 (52.35)

1.41 (1.36, 1.46)

1.23 (1.19, 1.28) ***

 Secondary

18,374 (48.44)

19,559 (51.56)

1.48 (1.41, 1.56)

1.20 (1.14, 1.26)***

 Higher

6515 (53.54)

5653 (46.46)

1.86 (1.73, 2.00)

1.43 (1.33, 1.54)***

Wealth status

 Poorest

13,596 (39.29)

21,010 (60.71)

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

15,788 (45.88)

18,620 (54.12)

1.29 (1.24, 1.35)

1.18 (1.13, 1.23)***

 Middle

16,131 (47.49)

17,839 (52.51)

1.41 (1.34, 1.48)

1.22 (1.16, 1.29)***

 Richer

16,786 (47.51)

18,547 (52.49)

1.45 (1.37, 1.54)

1.24 (1.16, 1.32)***

 Richest

18,482 (51.20)

17,612 (48.80)

1.77 (1.65, 1.89)

1.45 (1.33, 1.57)***

Household size

   < 5

42,550 (44.98)

52,040 (55.02)

1.00

1.00

   ≥ 5

38,233 (47.90)

41,588 (51.10)

1.12 (1.09, 1.15)

0.97 (0.94, 0.99)*

Number of under five children

 One

60,175 (44.93)

73,750 (55.07)

1.00

1.00

 Two

16,152 (51.00)

15,516 (49.00)

1.30 (1.26, 1.34)

1.25 (1.20, 1.29)***

 Three and above

4456 (50.53)

4363 (49.47)

1.26 (1.20, 1.34)

1.26 (1.19, 1.34)***

Media exposure

 No

30,765 (40.83)

44,585 (59.17)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

50,017 (50.49)

49,044 (49.51)

1.53 (1.50, 1.56)

1.33 (1.29, 1.37)***

Sex of HH head

 Male

57,758 (48.14)

62,214 (51.86)

1.00

1.00

 Female

23,025 (42.29)

31,414 (57.71)

0.77 (0.75, 0.79)

0.96 (0.93, 0.99)*

Place of residence

 Urban

22,410 (47.58)

24,691 (52.42)

1.00

1.00

 Rural

58,372 (45.85)

68,938 (54.15)

0.90 (0.84, 0.97)

1.10 (1.02, 1.19)*

Community media exposure level

 Low

38,626 (46.51)

44,431 (53.49)

1.00

1.00

 High

42,156 (46.15)

49,198 (53.85)

1.34 (1.24, 1.44)

1.20 (1.10, 1.32)***

Community level of poverty

 High

38,869 (46.68)

44,390 (53.32)

1.00

1.00

 Low

41,914 (45.98)

49,238 (54.02)

0.92 (0.85, 0.99)

1.30 (1.18, 1.42)***

Community level of education

 Low

38,099 (45.02)

46,529 (54.98)

1.00

1.00

 High

42,683 (47.54)

47,099 (52.46)

1.67 (1.54, 1.80)

1.50 (1.37, 1.63)***