Table 4 Multilevel logistic regression analysis to identify determinants of LLINs utilization, SNNPR, 2019

Age category of household head

 ≤ 30

1

1

31–40

1.00 [0.72–1.41]

1.02 [0.72–1.43]

 ≥ 41

0.96 [0.66–1.40]

0.98 [0.67–1.43]

Used maternal or child health services

No

1

1

Yes

1.00 [0.70–1.43]

1.00 [0.70–1.43]

Under five children present

No

1

1

Yes

1.16 [0.84–1.60]

1.13 [0.82–1.57]

Educational status of household heads

Can’t read/write

1

1

Read and write

1.50 [0.72–3.12]

1.57 [0.75–3.28]

Primary (1–8)

1.70 [1.21–2.39]

1.80 [1.28–2.53]*

Secondary (9–12)

1.47 [0.94–2.30]

1.54 [0.98–2.42]

Above secondary level education

2.39 [1.08–5.32]

2.51 [1.13–5.60]*

Occupation of household heads

Employed

1

1

Student

0.70 [0.20–2.44]

0.73 [0.21–2.53]

Farmer

0.73 [0.32–1.67]

0.79 [0.34–1.79]

Pastoralist

1.04 [0.38–2.85]

1.03 [0.38–2.79]

Merchant

0.52 [0.21–1.24]

0.54 [0.22–1.29]

Housewife

0.64 [0.28–1.50]

0.67 [0.29–1.56]

Others

0.54 [0.21–1.37]

0.54 [0.22–1.39]

Wealth status

Poorest

1

1

Second

0.81 [0.51–1.29]

0.83 [0.52–1.32]

Middle

0.55 [0.36–0.86]

0.56 [0.36–0.87]*

Forth

0.55 [0.35–0.89]

0.56 [0.35–0.89]*

Richest

0.37 [0.22–0.60]

0.35 [0.22–0.57]*

Overall house condition

Maintenance needed

1

1

Sound structure

0.78 [0.58–1.04]

0.77 [0.58–1.03]

Overall knowledge

Poor

1

1

Good

1.76 [1.32–2.35]

1.69 [1.27–2.26]*

Malaria endemicity (strata)

High

1

1

Moderate

0.24 [0.06–0.94]

0.21 [0.05–0.79]*

Low

0.28 [0.07–1.79]

0.25 [0.06–1.02]

Selected for elimination

No

1

1

Yes

0.52 [0.28–0.95]

0.48 [0.26–0.89]*