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Table 3 Knowledge and attitude of household heads on utilization of LLINs

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practice of communities of Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia about long-lasting insecticidal nets and evaluation of net fabric integrity and insecticidal activity

Variables (n = 770)

No. (%)

Associations

Responses

Age

Sex

Education

Village

(χ 2, P-value)

(χ 2, P-value)

(χ 2, P-value)

(χ 2, P-value)

Sleeping under LLINs prevent malaria

 Yes

741 (96.2)

(23.640, 0.071)

(2.164, 0.141)

(2.177, 0.703)

(35.832, < 0.0001)

 No

29 (3.8)

LLINs prevent malaria by way of

 Avoiding or killing mosquitoes

687 (89.2)

(76.583, 0.073)

(7.113, 0.130)

(34.824, .004)

(4.100E2, < 0.0001)

 Poisoning mosquitoes

16 (2.1)

 Avoiding dirt

8 (1.0)

 Avoiding or killing flies, fleas or bedbugs

15 (1.9)

 Avoiding cold

44 (5.7)

Priority groups to sleep under LLINs

 Adults >15 years old

175 (22.7)

(74.124, .104)

(20.878, < 0.0001)

(39.275, .001)

(2.476E2, < 0.0001)

 Children years 5–15 old

93 (12.1)

 Children < 5 years old

163 (21.2)

 Pregnant women

109 (14.2)

 No priority group

230 (29.9)

Utilization of LLINs

 Very easy

207 (26.9)

(70.906, 0.008)

(59.956, < 0.0001)

(49.552, < 0.0001)

(5.570E2, < 0.0001)

 Easy

381 (49.5)

 A bit difficult

53 (6.9)

 Too difficult

129 (16.8)

Willingness to buy LLINs

 Yes

207 (26.9)

(33.011, 0.005)

(26.357, < 0.0001)

(16.917, 0.002)

(1.576E2, < 0.0001)

 No

563 (73.1)

Experiencing side effects of LLINs

 Yes

124 (16.1)

(21.219, 0.130)

(28.743, < 0.0001)

(5.830, 0.212)

(80.303, < 0.0001)

 No

646 (83.9)