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Table 2 Logistic regression crude and adjusted odds ratios of association between bed net shape and colour preference to usage

From: Effect of bed net colour and shape preferences on bed net usage: a secondary data analysis of the 2017 Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey

Logistic regression predicting bed net use: yes vs no
  Crude OR (95% CI) Crude P-value Adj. OR (95% CI) P (Wald’s test) P (LR test)
Net shape  
 Rectangular Ref     < 0.001
 Conical 0.21 (0.18–0.23) < 0.001 0.16 (0.013–0.2) < 0.001
 Other 0.07 (0.03–0.17) < 0.001 0.09 (0.04–0.22) < 0.001
Net colour  
 Green Ref     < 0.001
 Blue 0.18 (0.16–0.21) < 0.001 0.19 (0.16–0.22) < 0.001
 White 0.13 (0.1–0.17) < 0.001 0.19 (0.14–0.27) < 0.001
 Other 0.17 (0.1–0.17) < 0.001 0.31 (0.16–0.58) < 0.001
Is preferred shapea  
 No Ref     < 0.001
 Yes 1.02 (0.91–1.14) 0.702 3.55 (2.98–4.23) < 0.001
Is preferred colourb  
 No Ref     < 0.001
 Yes 1.01 (0.91–1.13) 0.802 1.61 (1.41–1.84) < 0.001
Region  
 Northern Ref     < 0.001
 Central 0.58 (0.52–0.66) < 0.001 0.79 (0.69–0.91) < 0.001
 South 1.03 (0.91–1.17) 0.612 1.35 (1.17–1.55) 0.001
Wealth  
 Lowest Ref     < 0.001
 Second 1.24 (1.02–1.51) 0.028 1.20 (0.96–1.51) 0.108
 Middle 1.63 (1.34–1.97) < 0.001 1.46 (1.17–1.83) < 0.001
 Fourth 1.71 (1.43–2.04) < 0.001 1.60 (1.3–1.98) < 0.001
 Highest 2.48 (2.11–2.91) < 0.001 2.98 (2.45–3.63) < 0.001
  1. aWhether or not the net colour that is preferred by the respondent of the household
  2. bWhether or not the net shape that is preferred by the respondent of the household