Table 4 Homestead, mother and child factors* associated with use of retail sector nets among rural children < 5 years of age in four districts in Kenya, 2004: multivariable analysis results
Number (%) in each category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No nets | Retail sector nets | aOR** | a95% CI** | P-value | |
Homestead level predictors | |||||
Homestead wealth assets index quintile | |||||
Most poor | 690 (21.6) | 18 (5.5) | Ref. | ||
Very poor | 716 (22.4) | 34 (10.4) | 2.33 | 1.07–5.08 | 0.033 |
Poor | 679 (21.3) | 57 (17.4) | 3.05 | 1.45–6.40 | 0.003 |
Less poor | 644 (20.2) | 84 (25.7) | 4.80 | 2.35–9.79 | <0.0001 |
Least poor | 410 (12.8) | 131(40.1) | 10.17 | 5.45–18.98 | <0.0001 |
Not determined | 54 (1.7) | 3 (0.9) | |||
Travel time to nearest market centre (hours) | |||||
Mean (min, max) | 34.8 (1.2,158.4) | 24.0 (1.2, 138.0) | 0.51 | 0.37–0.72 | <0.0001 |
Homestead head sex | |||||
Female | 248 (7.8) | 13 (4.0) | Ref. | ||
Male | 2945 (92.2) | 314 (96.0) | 1.43 | 0.94–2.16 | 0.093 |
Homestead demographics‡ | |||||
Population <5 yrs of age (mean (min, max)) | 3.2 (0, 16) | 2.6 (1, 16) | 0.86 | 0.57–1.31 | 0.485 |
Population 5–14 yrs of age (mean (min, max)) | 3.8 (0, 25) | 2.8 (0, 21) | 0.68 | 0.52–0.90 | 0.007 |
Population >44 yrs of age (mean (min, max)) | 1.6 (0, 8) | 1.2 (0, 7) | 0.84 | 0.60–1.18 | 0.314 |
Homestead member attended baraza /owns printed materials | |||||
No | 2287 (71.6) | 261 (79.8) | Ref. | ||
Yes | 906 (28.4) | 66 (20.2) | 0.70 | 0.46–1.05 | 0.087 |
Mother level predictors | |||||
Mother is pregnant | |||||
No | 2690 (91.0) | 303 (95.3) | Ref. | ||
Yes | 266 (9.0) | 15 (4.7) | 0.59 | 0.36–0.97 | 0.037 |
Mother's marital status | |||||
Not married | 469 (14.9) | 29 (14.3) | Ref. | ||
Married | 2690 (85.1) | 295 (85.7) | 2.74 | 1.83–4.10 | <0.0001 |
Child level predictors | |||||
Child age | |||||
<12 months | 654 (20.5) | 90 (27.5) | Ref. | ||
≥12–59 months | 2539 (79.5) | 237 (72.5) | 0.71 | 0.54–0.92 | 0.011 |
Ownership of immunisation card | |||||
No | 581 (18.2) | 37 (11.3) | Ref. | ||
Yes | 2609 (81.8) | 290 (88.7) | 2.00 | 1.10–3.64 | 0.023 |