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Table 6 Association between background characteristics and LLINs use of previous night

From: Exploring the gap between coverage, access, and utilization of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) among the households of malaria endemic districts in Bangladesh

Characteristics

HHs with sufficient access to LLINs

P

HHs with insufficient access to LLINs

LLINs use the previous night

LLINs use the previous night

No, n (%)

Yes, n (%)

AOR (95% CI)

No, n (%)

Yes, n (%)

AOR (95% CI)

P

Area of residence

 Non-hill tract

46 (6.92)

619 (93.08)

1.00

 

418 (38.17)

677 (61.83)

1.00

 

 Hill tract

22 (4.62)

454 (95.38)

0.88 (0.46–1.70)

0.707

98 (24.26)

306 (75.74)

1.46 (1.04–2.04)

0.028

Gender of household head

 Male

55 (5.37)

970 (94.63)

1.00

 

470 (33.94)

915 (66.06)

1.00

 

 Female

13 (11.21)

103 (88.79)

0.65 (0.3–1.42)

0.281

46 (40.35)

68 (59.65)

1.13 (0.73–1.74)

0.581

Education of household head

 No education

16 (4.75)

321 (95.25)

1.00

 

189 (36.28)

332 (63.72)

1.00

 

 1–5

29 (7.25)

371 (92.75)

0.57 (0.29–1.11)

0.097

186 (34.32)

356 (65.68)

1.02 (0.78–1.33)

0.890

 6–9

10 (4.07)

236 (95.93)

0.92 (0.39–2.18)

0.870

86 (30.18)

199 (69.82)

1.30 (0.93–1.81)

0.128

 10+

13 (8.23)

145 (91.77)

0.43 (0.18–1.00)

0.050

55 (36.42)

96 (63.58)

0.94 (0.62–1.41)

0.751

Ethnicity

 Others

10 (3.0)

323 (97.0)

1.00

 

46 (21.10)

172 (78.90)

1.00

 

 Bengali

58 (7.18)

750 (92.82)

0.22 (0.07–0.66)

0.007

470 (36.69)

811 (63.31)

0.53 (0.30–0.94)

0.029

Religion

 Othersa

19 (4.58)

396 (95.42)

1.00

 

109 (29.62)

259 (70.38)

1.00

 

 Muslim

49 (6.75)

677 (93.25)

1.56 (0.71–3.41)

0.270

407 (35.99)

724 (64.01)

1.10 (0.77–1.57)

0.608

Number of household members

 ≤ 4

23 (3.46)

641 (96.54)

1.00

 

82 (21.03)

308 (78.97)

1.00

 

 > 4

45 (9.43)

432 (90.57)

2.64 (1.51–4.59)

0.001

434 (39.13)

675 (60.87)

2.13 (1.60–2.82)

< 0.001

Wealth quintile

 Low

24 (5.22)

436 (94.78)

1.00

 

168 (28.05)

431 (71.95)

1.00

 

 Middle

9 (4.05)

213 (95.95)

2.11 (0.93–4.78)

0.072

111 (36.63)

192 (63.37)

0.79 (0.58–1.08)

0.143

 High

35 (7.63)

424 (92.37)

1.21 (0.65–2.26)

0.546

237 (39.70)

360 (60.30)

0.76 (0.57–0.99)

0.045

Household having at least one child under five

 No

19 (4.75)

381 (95.25)

1.00

 

98 (41.88)

136 (58.12)

1.00

 

 Yes

49 (6.61)

692 (93.39)

0.84 (0.41–1.74)

0.644

418 (33.04)

847 (66.96)

1.47 (1.03–2.08)

0.033

Household having at least one pregnant woman

 No

33 (6.17)

502 (93.83)

1.00

 

292 (32.92)

595 (67.08)

1.00

 

 Yes

35 (5.78)

571 (94.22)

0.94 (0.49–1.81)

0.858

224 (36.60)

388 (63.40)

1.05 (0.80–1.37)

0.743

Relationship to household head

 Head

16 (9.47)

153 (90.53)

1.00

 

74 (38.14)

120 (61.86)

1.00

 

 Spouse

35 (4.30)

779 (95.70)

2.04 (0.99–4.20)

0.053

323 (30.16)

748 (69.84)

1.60 (1.12–2.27)

0.009

 Othersb

17 (10.76)

141 (89.24)

0.98 (0.44–2.19)

0.967

119 (50.85)

115 (49.15)

0.78 (0.52–1.18)

0.237

  1. aGaro, Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Mro, Hajong, Sawtal, Tongchonga, Bomo
  2. bSon, daughter, father, mother, brother, father-in-law, mother-in-law