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Table 2 Determinants of itn use

From: Determinants of insecticide treated nets use among youth corp members in Edo State, Nigeria

 

Total No (%)

Ever Users No (%)

Unadjusted OR [95% C.I]

P value

Adjusted OR [95% C.I]

P value

ITN Malaria Preventive Effect

      

Effective

222 [33.8]

135 [86.5]

30.52 [17.76-52.89]

0.0001

29.30 [17.17-50.01]

0.0001

Non-effective

434 [66.2]

21 [13.5]

1.00

 

1.00

 

ITN Price

      

Expensive

211 [32.2]

66 [42.3]

1.80 [1.22-2.65]

0.001

1.078 [0.78-1.49]

0.65

Not-expensive

445 [67.8]

90 [57.7]

1.00

 

1.00

 

ITN Information Source

      

Media

252 [38.4]

182 [36.4]

1.00

 

1.00

0.37

Other Sources

404 [61.6]

86 [21.3]

0.70 [0.48-1.03]

0.05

0.917 [0.76-1.11]

 

Frequency of Malaria Infection

      

Greater than once in 6 months

365 [55.6]

75 [48.1]

1.00

0.019

1.00

0.06

Once in 6 months or less

291 [44.4]

81 [51.9]

1.49 [1.02-2.17]

 

1.548 [0.97-2.47]

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