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Table 5 Risk factors associated with ITN use among those who have access

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

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

Number of household members

 1–4

0.94

0.77–1.16

1.15

0.91–1.45

 5–7

1.08

0.91–1.29

1.13

0.93–1.37

  > 7

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Sex

 Male

Ref.

   

 Female

1.06

0.99–1.15

  

Numbers of rooms in the household

 1–3

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 4–6

0.77**

0.65–0.90

0.88

0.72–1.1

  > 7

0.96

0.66–1.40

1.01

0.66–1.54

Education level of household member

 None

0.91

0.76–1.08

0.87

0.71–1.04

 Primary

0.73**

0.63–0.85

0.96

0.8–1.15

 High

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Age

 0–5

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 5–10

0.62***

0.56–0.69

0.77**

0.63–0.95

 10–20

0.58***

0.51–0.66

0.67***

0.54–0.83

 20–40

1.03

0.93–1.14

0.74*

0.57–0.96

 40–50

0.95

0.83–1.09

0.78

0.57–1.1

 50–60

0.8**

0.68–0.95

0.79

0.57–1.1

  > 60

0.75***

0.63–0.89

0.91

0.63–1.31

Age of household head

  < 30

1.25

0.63–1.38

1.03

0.72–1.46

 30–40

1.03

0.97–1.58

1.22

0.96–1.55

 40–50

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 50–60

0.68

0.55–1.52

0.97

0.78–1.22

  > 60

0.98

0.55–1.28

0.83

0.65–1.05

Marital status of household member

 Married

1.81***

1.57–2.09

2.23***

1.83–2.73

 Never Married

Ref.

 

1

 

 Divorced

1.33***

1.15–1.54

1.59*

0.98–2.58

 Widowed

1.51*

1.03–2.23

1.6***

1.18–2.18

Pregnancy status

 Yes

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 No

0.85

0.64–1.12

1.1

0.82–1.47

Presence of children under five in the household

 Yes

1.28

1.09–1.49

  

 No

Ref.

   

Household wealth quintile

 Lowest

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Second

1.21

0.97–1.50

1.1

0.86–1.37

 Middle

1.29*

1.02–1.64

1.22

0.95–1.56

 Fourth

1.47***

1.13–1.91

1.49**

1.1–2.16

 Highest

1.31

0.97–1.78

1.42

0.95–2.13

Place of residence

 Urban

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Rural

0.69**

0.54–0.88

0.79

0.56–1.12

Region

 Boké

0.14***

0.10–0.21

0.13***

0.08–0.19

 Conakry

0.30***

0.18–0.50

0.19***

0.11–0.35

 Faranah

0.35***

0.24–0.51

0.35***

0.23–0.85

 Kankan

0.64*

0.43–0.95

0.56***

0.37–0.85

 Kindia

0.24***

0.16–0.36

0.22***

0.14–0.32

 Labé

0.06***

0.04–0.09

0.05***

0.04–0.08

 Mamou

0.12***

0.08–0.18

0.11***

0.07–0.17

 N’zérékoré

Ref.

 

Ref.

 
  1. p value: * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001
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