Utilization of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets and Parasitaemia at 6 Months after a Mass Distribution Exercise among Households in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Community Based Study
Table 2
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with utilization of LLINs, Mbarara municipality, Uganda.
Variable
Use a bed net n ()
Do not use bed net n ()
cOR (95) CI
p-value
Division
Nyamitanga
88 (56.77)
67 (43.23)
1.00
0.834
Kakoba
110 (57.89)
80 (42.1)
0.96 (0.62-1.47)
Gender
Female
177 (55.66)
141 (44.34)
1.00
0.026
Male
21 (77.78)
6 (22.22)
2.78 (1.10-7.09)
Age of respondents
<25
58 (58.00)
42 (42.00)
1.00
0.428
25-34
89 (54.27)
75 (45.73)
0.86 (0.52-1.41)
35 or +
51 (62.96)
30 (37.04)
1.23(0.68-2.24)
Marital Status
Married/Cohabiting
167 (57.21)
122 (42.21)
1.00
0.008
Single
20 (76.92)
6 (23.08)
10.35 (1.64-65.46)
Widowed
2(18.18)
9 (81.82)
5.08 (1.03-25.16)
Separated/ Divorced
9 (47.37)
10 (52.63)
3.12 (1.49-20.03))
Education Level
No formal education
14 (50.00)
14 (50.00)
1.00
0.469
Primary
91 (54.49)
76 (45.51)
1.20 (0.54-2.67)
Secondary
65 (62.50)
39 (37.50)
1.67 (0.72-3.86)
Tertiary
28 (60.87)
18 (39.13)
1.56 (0.60-4.02)
Religion
0.541
Catholic
66 (62.26)
40 (37.74)
1.00
Protestant
70 (53.03)
62 (46.97)
0.68 (0.41-1.15)
Muslim
43(58.90)
30 (41.10)
0.87 (0.47-1.59)
Others
19(55.88)
15 (44.12)
0.77 (0.35-1.68)
Number of children <5 in the house
0.093
3 or +
13 (43.33)
17 (56.67)
1.00
1
123 (61.81)
76 (38.19)
2.12 (0.97-4.60)
2
62 (53.45)
54 (46.55)
1.50 (0.67-3.37)
Type of house structure
Temporary
23 (54.76)
19 (45.24)
1.00
0.713
Permanent
175(57.76)
128 (42.24)
1.13 (0.59-2.16)
Possession of a television
No
105 (57.69)
77 (42.31)
1.00
0.905
Yes
93 (57.06)
70 (42.94)
0.97 (0.64-1.49)
Possession of a mobile phone
No
29 (54.72)
24 (45.28)
1.00
0.669
Yes
169 (57.88)
123 (42.12)
1.14 (0.63-2.05)
Number of LLINs in the household
3 or less
66 (43.7)
85 (56.6)
1.00
<0.001
More than 3
132 (68.0)
62 (31.9)
2.74(1.76-4.26)
Bed net size fitting on the sleeping facility
No
12 (28.57)
30 (71.43)
1.00
<0.001
Yes
186 (61.39)
117(38.61)
3.97 (1.96-8.07)
Challenges hanging the bed net
No
165 (60.00)
110 (40.00)
1.00
0.0532
Yes
33 (47.14)
37 (52.86)
0.59 (0.35-1.01)
Has no child in the household who suffered from malaria in the last 12 months
