Table 4 Factors associated with insecticide-treated bed net use
From: Freely distributed bed-net use among Chano Mille residents, south Ethiopia: a longitudinal study
Variable (n = 8121) | Total number of weeks spent under ITNs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Crude IRR (95% CI) | Adjusted IRR (95% CI) | ||
Gender: Male | 0.9(0.87-0.93)* | 0.9(0.87-0.93) * | |
Age in years‡ | < 5 | 0.71(0.68-0.74) * | 0.71(0.68-0.74) * |
5–14 | 0.51(0.49-0.53) * | 0.51(0.49-0.53) * | |
15–24 | 0.46(0.44-0.48) * | 0.46(0.43-0.48) * | |
Wealth tertiles¥ | Poor | 1.04(0.99-1.09) | NA |
Medium | 1.04(0.99-1.09) | NA | |
Education of the household head§ | No education | 0.9(0.77-1.05) | NA |
Primary | 0.99(0.85-1.17) | NA | |
Secondary | 1.12(0.96-1.31) | NA | |
Distance (km) from vector breeding site | 0.84(0.8-0.88) * | 0.81(0.77-0.85) * | |