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Table 6 Predictors of adverse events post use of LLINs in Kisantu Health Zone

From: Prevalence and predictors of adverse events following exposure to long-lasting insecticidal nets used for malaria prevention: a community based cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variables

Univariate analysis Crude OR

(95% CI)

p value

Multivariate analysis

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

p value

Wall type

 

 Cement block

2.1(1.5–2.8)

 < 0.001

1.02(0.66–1.52)

0.916

 Mud walls/Straw

1

   

Floor type

 

 Cement/tiles

2.0 (1.5–2.5)

 < 0.001

1.2 (0.83–1.78)

0.322

 Sand/wood

1

   

Roofing type

 

 Zinc

2.1(1.3–3.1)

 < 0.001

1.98 (1.1–3.57)

0.022

 Straw

1.3 (0.9–1.6)

0.086

1.39 (0.96–2.02)

0.084

 Thatch/wood

1

   

Type LLIN

 

 Deltamethrin

4.8 (3.6–6.4)

 < 0.001

5.5 (3.8–8.0)

 < 0.001

 Deltamethrin + PBO

1

   

Age

 

  < 5 years

0,7 (0.6–0.9)

0.038

0.82 (0.64–1.1)

0.132

  ≥ 5 years

1

   

Gender

 

 Female

1.04 (0.8–1.3)

0.723

0.96 (0.75–1.24)

0.763

 Male

1

   
  1. Values in bold, means that the p is significant