Ownership and Utilisation of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Tiko Health District, Southwest Region, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Association of sociodemographic characteristics with LLIN ownership and utilisation.

Dependent variable →	Ownership				Utilisation
	At least one LLIN ()		Coverage ()		Universal use ()		Used last night ()
Independent variable ↓	value	OR (95% C.I.)	value	OR (95% C.I.)	value	OR (95% C.I.)	value	OR (95% C.I.)
Age groups (in years)
≤20	0.01	8.4 (1.7–41.1)^†	0.10	2.6 (0.8-8.3)^†	0.82	0.8 (0.2–4.5)	0.82	0.9 (0.2–3.1)
21–40	0.09	2.2 (0.9–5.7)^†	0.06	1.7 (1.0–2.8)^†	0.51	0.8 (0.4–1.7)	0.90	1.0 (0.6–2.0)
41–60	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0
Sex
Female	0.04	0.5 (0.2–1.0)	0.71	1.1 (0.7–1.7)	0.37	1.3 (0.7–2.5)^†	0.52	0.8 (0.5-1.4)
Male	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0
Marital status
Not married	0.32	1.4 (0.7–2.7)^†	0.42	0.8 (0.6-1.3)	0.65	0.9 (0.5–1.6)	0.33	1.3 (0.8-2.1)
Married	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0
Education
Primary	0.82	1.2 (0.3–3.8)^†	0.17	1.7 (0.8–3.6)^†	0.30	1.6 (0.6-4.1)^†	0.31	1.5 (0.7-3.6)^†
Secondary	0.48	1.5 (0.5–5.0)^†	0.28	1.5 (0.7–3.2)^†	0.52	1.4 (0.5–3.3)^†	0.68	0.8 (0.4-1.9)
Tertiary	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0
House type
Caraboat	0.66	0.8 (0.2–2.5)	0.58	0.8 (0.4-1.7)	0.79	1.2 (0.4-3.5)^†	0.62	1.3 (0.5-3.5)^†
Caraboat/block	0.29	0.4 (0.1–2.2)	0.50	0.8 (0.4-1.6)	0.14	2.3 (0.7–7.3)^†	0.06	0.5 (0.2-1.0)
Cement block	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0
Environmental risk factor
No	0.20	1.9 (0.7–5.1)^†	0.84	1.1 (0.5-2.4)^†	0.60	1.4 (0.4-4.2)^†	0.69	0.8 (0.3-2.0)
Yes	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0
Health area
Holforth	0.33	0.3 (0.0–3.4)	0.75	0.8 (0.3-2.5)	0.06	0.2 (0.1-1.0)	0.44	1.8 (0.4-8.1)^†
Likomba	0.92	0.9 (0.3–2.8)	0.15	0.6 (0.3–1.2)	0.40	0.6 (0.2-1.8)	0.03	0.3 (0.1-0.9)
Mondoni	0.09	0.3 (0.1–1.2)	0.05	0.5 (0.2–1.0)	0.84	0.9 (0.3-2.8)	0.11	0.4 (0.2-1.2)
Mudeka	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref	1.0

OR = odds ratio; C.I. = confidence interval; Ref = reference group. Boldface numbers indicate significant values. Variable with chi square value < 0.05.