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Table 4 Characteristics of survey participants of ITN use among individuals with access and results of a bivariate analysis

From: Factors associated with the ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets in Guinea: an analysis of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey

Explanatory variables

Number of participants who slept in the household the night before the survey, N (%)

ITN use among those who have access

Bivariate analysis P value

%

95% CI

Number of household members

0.4

 1–4

8006 (16.4)

66.8

62.9–70.7

 

 5–7

18,537 (37.9)

69.8

67.1–72.5

  > 7

22,372 (45.7)

68.1

64.8–71.5

Number of rooms in the household

0.009

 1–3

31,158 (63.7)

70.4

67.9–72.9

 

 4–6

14,854 (30.4)

64.5

60.9–68.1

  > 7

2904 (5.9)

69.6

61.6–77.5

Sex

0.11

 Male

23,066 (47.2)

65.3

65.3–70.4

 

 Female

25,850 (52.8)

66.8

66.8–71.5

Education

 < 0.001

 None

30,120 (61.6)

69.4

66.9–71.9

 

 Primary

11,579 (23.7)

64.6

61.6–67.6

 High

7146 (14.6)

71.4

68.1–74.7

Age

 < 0.001

 0–5

9685 (19.8)

73.2

70.6–75.7

 

 5–10

8639 (17.7)

62.9

59.9–65.9

 10–20

10,802 (22.1)

61.3

58.1–64.6

 20–40

10,683 (21.8)

73.7

71.1–76.3

 40–50

3284 (6.7)

72.1

68.9–75.3

 50–60

3024 (6.2)

68.6

65.1–72.1

  > 60

2798 (5.7)

67.1

63.4–70.8

Age of household head

 < 0.001

  < 30

3954 (8.1)

74.9

69.7–80.1

 

 30–40

10,269 (20.9)

77.1

73.7–80.3

 40–50

10,909 (22.3)

69.9

66.4–73.4

 50–60

11,538 (23.6)

65.9

62.3–69.7

  > 60

12,245 (25.03)

60.1

56.4–63.8

Marital Status

 < 0.001

 Married

16,375 (63.9)

73.3

71.1–75.6

 

 Never married

7126 (27.8)

60.2

56.3–64.2

 Divorced

449 (1.8)

69.7

61.7–77.7

 Widowed

1650 (6.4)

66.3

61.4–71.2

Pregnancy status

 < 0.001

 Yes

953 (1.9)

74.8

69.3–80.3

 

 No

9942 (20.3)

71.5

69.0–74.1

Presence of children under five in the household

0.002

 Yes

37,037 (75.7)

69.9

67.5–72.3

 

 No

11,879 (24.3)

64.6

61.1–68.1

 

Household wealth quintile

0.07

 Lowest

9807 (20.0)

63.9

59.8–68.0

 

 Second

9826 (20.1)

68.2

64.1–72.2

 Middle

9834 (20.1)

69.6

65.5–73.6

 Fourth

9728 (19.9)

72.2

68.1–76.4

 Highest

9717 (19.9)

69.9

64.7–75.1

Place of residence

0.003

 Urban

31,989 (34.6)

74.1

70.1–78.1

 

 Rural

16,927 (65.4)

66.4

63.7–69.1

Region

 < 0.001

 Boké

5069 (10.4)

55.2

48.2–62.2

 

 Conakry

7497 (15.3)

72.5

63.8–81.2

 Faranah

4691 (9.6)

75.2

69.9–80.4

 Kankan

7005 (14.3)

84.8

80.9–88.7

 Kindia

7195 (14.7)

67.5

60.7–74.4

 Labé

4854 (9.9)

35.2

29.3–41.1

 Mamou

4157 (8.5)

51.4

43.9–58.9

 N’zérékoré

8447 (17.3)

89.7

87.4–92.0