Table 3 |
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Results of Logistic Regression*, Factors Significantly Associated with Net Use for Children <5, Central and Eastern Regions, Ghana 2004 |
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| Characteristic |
Children <5 who slept under a bednet in the previous 24 hours |
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| Odds Ratio |
95% CI |
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| Region |
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| Central |
1.0 |
-- |
| Eastern |
4.9 |
(2.6, 9.2) |
| Water Supply |
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| Piped in/Covered well in yard |
1.0 |
-- |
| Public Tap/Borehole |
0.6 |
(0.1, 3.2) |
| Open Water Source |
1.9 |
(0.4, 10.1) |
| Food Security |
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| Food Insecure with Hunger |
1.0 |
-- |
| Food Insecure without Hunger |
2.2 |
(1.0, 5.1) |
| Food Secure |
2.5 |
(1.2, 4.9) |
| Causes |
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| Overworking yourself |
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| Yes |
2.0 |
(1.1, 3.7) |
| Protective methods |
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| Sleeping under ITN |
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| Yes |
1.8 |
(0.8, 4.0) |
| Mosquito Coils |
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| No |
1.5 |
(0.9, 2.4) |
| Clearing bushes around house |
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| Yes |
1.5 |
(0.9, 2.6) |
| Signs and Symptoms |
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| Diarrhoea |
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| No |
1.9 |
(0.8, 4.3) |
| Dizziness |
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| No |
5.6 |
(1.3, 24.6) |
| Agree Statement: Child with fever does not need to complete full course of treatment
if conditions improve |
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| Disagree |
2.2 |
(1.0, 4.5) |
| Who is most vulnerable to malaria |
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| Adult males (above 18 yrs) |
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| Yes |
2.2 |
(1.1, 4.5) |
| Everyone |
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| Yes |
1.8 |
(1.0, 3.2) |
| How to protect from malaria during pregnancy |
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| Keep surroundings clean |
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| Yes |
1.8 |
(1.1, 3.0) |
| Don't Know |
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| Yes |
3.5 |
(0.9, 14.3) |
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* based on stepwise regression, p = .20 |
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De La Cruz et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:61 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-61 |
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