Table 4 Factors associated with LLINs use the night prior to the survey among household members Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia, 2010

Place of residence

 Urban

0.73 (0.54,0.98)

 Rural

1

Altitude

 ≤ 2000m

3.47 (2.79,4.30)

 >2000m

1

HH with under 5 children

 Yes

1.41 (1.16,1.72)

 No

1

Household size

 1–2 persons

0.84 (0.59,1.19)

 3–5 persons

0.99 (0.81,1.22)

 ≥ 6 persons

1

Education of HH head

 Illiterate

0.75 (0.57,1.00)

 1–4 grade

0.94 (0.65,1.37)

 ≥ 5grade

1

Education of women

 Illiterate

0.43 (0.30,0.61)

 1–4 grade

0.53 (0.31,0.89)

 ≥ 5grade

1

Highest education of HH member

 Illiterate

0.89 (0.70,1.13)

 1–4 grade

1.36 (1.08,1.72)

 ≥ 5grade

1

Sleeping rooms

 1 room

0.61 (0.47,0.77)

 ≥ 2 rooms

1

Roof types

 CIS

0.99 (0.77,1.28)

 TR and other

1

Radio possession

 Yes

0.97 (0.79,1.18)

 No

1

IRS sprayed in last year

 Yes

4.32 (3.52,5.30)

 No

1

Malaria preventable

 Yes

1.79 (1.39,2.31)

 No

0.77 (0.51,1.16)

 I don’t know

1

LLINs colour preference

 Yes

0.42 (0.34,0.52)

 No

1

Number of LLINs

 1 LLIN

0.21 (0.15,0.31)

 2 LLINs

0.27 (0.19,0.39)

 ≥ 3 LLINs

1