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Table 4 Logistic regression results

From: Perception of caregivers on ITNs utilisation and its effectiveness among children under 5 years of age in Chikwawa district, Malawi

Characteristic variable

Categories

Odds ratio

CI

P <|z|

Number of ITN

1

Omitted

  

2

 >  = 3

ITN acquirement

Provided

Omitted

  

Purchased

Gifted

ITN frequency

Every night

0.0603

0.003–1.1467

0.712

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

ITN user

Adults

0.022

0.001–0.888

0.43

Children under_5

Everyone

Nobody

ITN Satisfaction

Very satisfied

0.164

0.057–0.472

 < 0.001

Satisfied

Neutral

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Under five malaria cases

Yes

Omitted

  

No

ITN Impact

Yes

4.956

1.538–15.976

 < 0.007

No

Not sure

  1. ITN Utilisation: was measured by asking whether or no ITN was used on the household