Research Article

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 3

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with bed net use, Mbarara municipality, Uganda.

VariableaOR (95 CI) p-value

Gender
 Female1.000.051
 Male2.65 (0.99-7.07)
Marital status
 Married/ Cohabiting1.00
 Single10.35 (1.64-65.46)0.047
 Widowed5.08 (1.03-25.16)
 Divorced/ separated3.12 (1.49-20.03)
Bed net size fitting on the sleeping facility
 No1.00
 Yes3.59 (1.71-7.59)0.001
Number of Bed nets in the Household
 3 or less1.0<0.001
 More than 32.49 (1.56-3.99)
Has no child with malaria in the past 12 months
 No1.00.043
 Yes1.69 (1.02-2.83)

Significant at 0.05 level.