Table 4 Practice of household heads about ownership and utilization of LLINs
Variables (n = 770) | No. (%) | Associations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Responses | Age | Sex | Education | Site | |
(χ 2, P-value) | (χ 2, P-value) | (χ 2, P-value) | (χ 2, P-value) | ||
Receipt of LLIN(s) during previous distribution | |||||
Yes | 677 (87.9) | (18.047, 0.260) | (36.580, < 0.0001) | (8.413, 0. 078) | (2.691E2, < 0.0001) |
No | 93 (12.1) | ||||
Training about utilization of LLINs | |||||
Yes | 722 (93.8) | (30.736, 0.010) | (2.406, 0.121) | (3.953, 0.412) | (18.797, 0.005) |
No | 48 (6.2) | ||||
Possession of LLINs at the time of interview | |||||
Yes | 630 (81.8) | (12.823, 0.616) | (0.498, 0.480) | (13.392, 0.010) | (1.303E2, < 0.0001) |
No | 140 (18.2) | ||||
Frequent sleeping under LLIN | |||||
Yes | 593 (77.0) | (18.920, 0.217) | (12.351, < 0.0001) | (20.560, < 0.0001) | (1.740E2, < 0.0001) |
No | 177 (23.0) | ||||
Season of frequent sleeping under LLINs | |||||
All year round | 665 (86.4) | (35.970, 0.830) | (10.853, 0.013) | (17.635, 0.127) | (93.691, < 0.0001) |
Rainy season only | 80 (10.4) | ||||
Dry season only | 6 (0.8) | ||||
Do not know | 19 (2.5) | ||||
Utilizing LLINs for non intended purposes | |||||
Yes | 201 (26.1) | (13.516, 0.563) | (26.031, < 0.0001) | (13.655, 0.008) | (1.398E2, < 0.0001) |
No | 569 (73.9) | ||||
Time of hanging LLIN | |||||
Every night | 409 (53.1) | (41.625, 0.077) | (16.733, < 0.0001) | (15.305, 0.053) | (1.151E2, < 0.0001) |
Remains hanged day and night | 351 (45.6) | ||||
When the weather is cold | 10 (1.3) | ||||
Tucking the net into the sleeping material | |||||
Yes | 694 (90.1) | (20.945, 0.139) | (2.838, 0.092) | (16.798, 0.002) | (45.665, < 0.0001) |
No | 76 (9.9) | ||||
Training on how to wash LLINs | |||||
Yes | 563 (73.1) | (17.546, 0.287) | (18.106, < 0.0001) | (2.026, 0.731) | (69.177, < 0.0001) |
No | 207 (26.9) | ||||
Washing the LLIN(s) | |||||
Yes | 694 (90.1) | (33.285, 0.004) | (2.245, 0.134) | (1.257, 0.869) | (38.512, < 0.0001) |
No | 76 (9.9) | ||||
Frequency of washing LLINs | |||||
Every week | 85 (11.0) | (37.808, 0.155) | (2.650, 0.266) | (18.007, 0.021) | (1.237E2, < 0.0001) |
Every month | 221 (28.7) | ||||
Every three-six months | 464 (60.3) | ||||
Type of soap used for washing the LLNs | |||||
None | 21 (2.7) | (50.334, 0.011) | (7.090, 0.029) | (22.848, 0.004) | (1.483E2, < 0.0001) |
Bar soap from local market | 638 (82.9) | ||||
Powder soap from local market | 111 (14.4) | ||||
Time interval of soaking LLINs while washing | |||||
None | 332 (43.1) | (44.255, 0.045) | (32.448, < 0.0001) | (9.446, 0.306) | (2.704E2, < 0.0001) |
For < 1 h | 426 (55.3) | ||||
For > 1 h | 12 (1.6) | ||||
Scrubbing the net on hard surfaces while washing? | |||||
Yes | 452 (58.7) | (21.163, 0.132) | (6.066, 0.014) | (3.970, 0.410) | (68.163, < 0.0001) |
No | 318 (41.3) | ||||
Squeezing the net after washing | |||||
Yes | 362 (47.0) | (12.603, 0.633) | (1.792, 0.181) | (2.443, 0.655) | (28.882, < 0.0001) |
No | 408 (53.0) | ||||
Place of drying LLINs after washing | |||||
Outdoor (sun drying) | 340 (44.2) | (24.416, 0.753) | (25.300, < 0.0001) | (5.678, 0.683) | (1.809E2, < 0.0001) |
Outdoor (dry under shade) | 414 (53.8) | ||||
Indoor | 16 (2.1) | ||||