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Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics associated with household ownership of sufficient ITNs among migrant population in the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative areas of Myanmar, 2016

From: Barriers in distribution, ownership and utilization of insecticide-treated mosquito nets among migrant population in Myanmar, 2016: a mixed methods study

Characteristics

Household ownership of sufficient ITN

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Total

N

%

(95% CI)

Migrant settlement type settlementa

 Category 3

1251

501

40.1

(37.1–43.2)

1

 

1

 

 Category 1

756

299

38.5

(34.8–42.2)

1.14 (0.57–2.29)

0.690

1.47 (0.76–2.83)

0.234

 Category 2

982

334

35.0

(31.8–38.3)

1.18 (0.54–2.58)

0.658

1.07 (0.59–1.96)

0.804

Education of head of household

 Up to secondary level

197

387

36.4

(33.1–39.7)

1

 

1

 

 No formal education

260

89

33.8

(22.7–40.4)

1.28 (0.59–2.79)

0.512

1.38 (0.59–3.25)

0.434

 Read and write/Primary

2464

538

34.1

(31.6–36.8)

1.37 (0.8–2.35)

0.237

1.28 (0.76–2.18)

0.332

 High school and above

306

150

46.2

(40.1–52.4)

1.91 (0.97–3.77)

0.06

1.94 (0.8–4.7)

0.135

Occupation of head of household

 Daily wage labourer

572

175

28.7

(24.9–32.8)

1

 

1

 

 Farming/gardening/rubber tapper

1231

500

43.6

(40.4–46.7)

1.55 (0.78–3.08)

0.199

1.26 (0.66–2.38)

0.462

 Stone or gold mining work/Oil digger/Brick kiln work

817

236

30.2

(26.8–33.8)

1.21 (0.59–2.47)

0.591

0.95 (0.52–1.73)

0.862

 Merchant

38

28

43.6

(29.3–59.1)

1.24 (0.61–2.51)

0.529

1.08 (0.51–2.3)

0.824

State/region

 Kayin

401

41

10.9

(7.6–15.4)

1

 

1

 

 Tanintharyi

876

164

21.9

(19.1–25.1)

4.81 (1.64–14.1)

0.006

4.97 (1.79–13.82)

0.004

 Shan (East)

27

2

1.5

(0.4–6.0)

0.18 (0.08–0.38)

< 0.001

0.07 (0.05–0.11)

< 0.001

 Mon

839

455

52.0

(48.6–55.3)

12.65 (5.25–30.5)

< 0.001

11.76 (7.18–19.27)

< 0.001

 Kachin

149

86

34.8

(29.1–41.0)

6.12 (2.84–13.23)

< 0.001

9.95 (5.77–17.17)

< 0.001

 Sagaing

590

241

38.6

(34.1–43.3)

4.74 (1.67–13.47)

0.006

5.72 (2.56–12.78)

< 0.001

 Bago

347

139

60.8

(54.3–67.0)

17.7 (8.16–38.44)

< 0.001

24.58 (13.19–45.78)

< 0.001

Number of household members

 More than 6

454

15

6.4

(3.6–11.1)

1

 

1

 

 1–2

1153

628

56.3

(52.9–59.6)

5.75 (2.73–12.12)

< 0.001

8.07 (3.87–16.79)

< 0.001

 3–5

1623

508

27.0

(24.8–29.3)

1.56 (0.88–2.77)

0.12

1.51 (0.89–2.55)

0.116

  1. Figures presented here are weighted estimates; figures given in parentheses are percentages with 95% confidence interval
  2. ITN insecticide treated net, CI confidence interval
  3. aTypes of migrant settlements: Category 1 = Company owned large compound; Category 2 = Medium sized compound; Category 3 = (Owned small business-gold mining/forest workers)
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