Research Article

Factors Associated with Coverage and Usage of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Madagascar

Table 1

Factors associated with ownership of at least one LLIN in households with children aged 0–59 months at the time of the campaign in districts with LLIN integration and districts without LLIN integration during the campaign1, 2.

Ownership (%; 95% CI)Odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Areas with integration
Wealth status
 Poorest ( )90.5 (87.1–93.9)1.2 (0.7–2.1)1.3 (0.6–2.7)
 Poor ( )91.7 (88.5–94.9)1.6 (0.9–2.8)1.6 (0.9–3.1)
 Least poor ( )88.6 (83.9–93.2)ReferenceReference
Urban/rural status
 Rural ( )90.7 (88.1–93.3)1.5 (0.8–2.8)1.5 (0.7–3.1)
 Urban ( )85.0 (78.2–91.8)ReferenceReference
Education level of mother
 Primary ( )90.6 (87.7–93.4)0.9 (0.6–1.4)1.0 (0.6–1.5)
 Secondary and above ( )89.1 (84.7–93.5)0.8 (0.4–1.5)0.9 (0.5–1.8)
 None ( )91.3 (87.6–95.0)ReferenceReference
Areas with no integration
Wealth status
 Poorest ( )57.8 (45.2–70.4)0.2 (0.1–0.3)0.1 (0.10.3)
 Poor ( )76.4 (68.8–84.0)0.4 (0.2–0.7)0.4 (0.20.7)
 Least poor ( )90.1 (86.6–93.6)ReferenceReference
Urban/rural status
 Rural ( )74.1 (67.5–80.8)0.4 (0.2–0.8)1.1 (0.6–2.0)
 Urban ( )89.7 (86.6–93.0)ReferenceReference
Education level of mother
 Primary ( )78.6 (69.9–87.3)1.7 (0.8–3.8)1.2 (0.5–2.9)
 Secondary and above ( )86.2 (81.3–91.1)2.9 (1.5–5.6)1.0 (0.5–2.3)
 None ( )68.0 (55.9–80.2)ReferenceReference

: CI = confidence interval
adjusted odds ratios are indicated in bold