Table 1 Baseline characteristics of LLINs enrolled, Ethiopia, 2015–2018
From: Durability of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in Ethiopia
Variables (n = 3396) | Unweighted frequency | Weighted proportion | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Study site | |||
 Tigray | 886 | 24.7 | (21.3, 28.4) |
 Amhara | 723 | 22.5 | (18.5, 27.0) |
 Oromia | 1043 | 33.4 | (29.4, 37.7) |
 SNNPR | 744 | 19.4 | (16.0, 23.4) |
Malaria transmission setting | |||
 Low (API < 5/1000) | 777 | 19.7 | (12.7, 29.3) |
 Moderate (API 5–100/1000) | 2476 | 76.8 | (66.8, 29.3) |
 High (API >  = 100/1000) | 143 | 3.4 | (1.6, 7.3) |
Residence | |||
 Urban | 261 | 6.7 | (3.4, 13.0) |
 Rural | 3135 | 93.3 | (87.0, 96.6) |
Household head gender | |||
 Male | 2859 | 85.3 | (83.1, 87.3) |
 Female | 513 | 14.7 | (12.7, 16.9) |
 Household head mean age (SD) | 44.75 | 13.67 |  |
Educational status of head of household | |||
 No formal education | 1777 | 51.9 | (47.6, 56.1) |
 Primary (grade 1–6) | 935 | 28.0 | (25.1, 31.1) |
 Secondary (grade 7–8) | 282 | 8.4 | (6.8, 10.3) |
 High School (grade 9–10) | 209 | 6.4 | (5.0, 8.0) |
 Above high school | 176 | 5.4 | (3.5, 8.2) |
Exposure to information on net care and repair | |||
 No | 2518 | 75.0 | (71.3, 78.3) |
 Yes | 878 | 25.0 | (21.7, 28.7) |
Knowledge about net care and repair | |||
 Not Adequate | 2226 | 65.1 | (60.5, 69.6) |
 Adequate | 1159 | 34.9 | (30.4, 39.5) |
Perception towards net care and repair | |||
 Negative | 800 | 24.0 | (21.2, 27.0) |
 Positive | 1800 | 53.5 | (49.9, 57.1) |
 Very positive | 785 | 22.5 | (19.5, 25.9) |
 Mean family size (SD) | 5.6 | 2.1 |  |
Wealth index | |||
 Lowest | 690 | 20.1 | (16.1, 24.8) |
 Second | 639 | 18.9 | (15.9, 22.2) |
 Middle | 688 | 20.4 | (17.3, 23.8) |
 Fourth | 770 | 23.1 | (19.6, 27.0) |
 Highest | 608 | 17.6 | (13.0, 23.3) |
House infested with rodents | |||
 No | 675 | 20.1 | (17.0, 23.8) |
 Yes | 2721 | 79.9 | (76.2, 83.0) |
Cooking in sleeping rooms | |||
 Always | 983 | 27.2 | (23.6, 31.2) |
 Most of the time | 278 | 8.6 | (6.9, 10.6) |
 Sometimes | 445 | 13.8 | (11.6, 16.4) |
 Never | 1663 | 50.3 | (46.8, 53.9) |
Brand | |||
 MAGNet® | 2280 | 66.1 | (57.9, 73.5) |
 PermaNet 2.0® | 1116 | 33.9 | (26.5, 42.1) |
Sleeping place LLIN used over | |||
 Bed frame (finished) | 240 | 7.0 | (5.4, 9.1) |
 Bed frame (sticks) | 637 | 18.2 | (14.5, 22.5) |
 Foam mattress | 43 | 1.3 | (0.5, 3.2) |
 Reed mattress | 25 | 0.7 | (0.4, 1.2) |
 Grass mattress | 341 | 9.7 | (6.7, 13.8) |
 Floor with no mattress | 224 | 6.8 | (5.1, 8.9) |
 LLIN never used | 1886 | 56.4 | (51.4, 61.2) |
Number of nights net was used last week | |||
 Every night (7 nights) | 1019 | 29.5 | (25.2, 34.1) |
 Most nights (5–6 nights) | 77 | 2.2 | (1.5, 3.0) |
 Some nights (1–4 nights) | 249 | 6.6 | (3.8, 11.3) |
 Not used last week | 140 | 4.4 | (3.4, 5.6) |
 Net never used at all | 1904 | 57.4 | (52.3, 62.3) |