Figure 1. A conceptual model on the potential relationship among key variables.

Table 1. Sample characteristics.

Table 1. Sample characteristics.

VariablesnWeighted %Sex of Household Head Male26212.87Female191087.13Age of Household Head 25 or younger49122.0126–3562728.3736–4539918.8346 or higher65530.79Education of Household Head None or preschool156975.49Koranic25710.53Primary or higher33413.98Household Size Small (1–3 people)103449.96Medium (4–7)88338.25Large (8 or more)25511.78Any Employed Household Member Yes79232.99No137367.01Wealth Quintile Poorest28620.25Poorer33619.75Middle48520.01Richer57320.03Richest49219.95Regions/States Banadir45814.88Somaliland45526.44Puntland3439.37Hirshabelle1634.51Galmudug2497.47Southwest21715.97Jubaland28721.36Type of Residence Rural70034.82Urban112949.48IDP34315.70Own At Least One Mosquito Net Yes129057.26No81842.74All Mosquito Nets Used Yes118692.3No1047.7

Table 2. Bivariate associations between study variables. * n = 2108 for ownership and n = 1290 for all variables except for education of household head (n = 2096 for ownership, n = 1283 for utilization) and employment (n = 2101 for ownership, n = 1289 for utilization). Notes: Bolded = p-value < 0.05.

Table 2. Bivariate associations between study variables. * n = 2108 for ownership and n = 1290 for all variables except for education of household head (n = 2096 for ownership, n = 1283 for utilization) and employment (n = 2101 for ownership, n = 1289 for utilization). Notes: Bolded = p-value < 0.05.

Ownership *All Nets Used *Study VariablesFp-valueFp-valueSex of Household Head1.510.2220.220.637Age of Household Head10.58<0.0011.790.153Education of Household Head10.74<0.0015.600.005Household Size3.140.0461.150.320Any Household Member with Employment28.96<0.0016.670.011Wealth Quintiles18.85<0.0011.260.290States5.13<0.0013.020.009Type of Residence11.59<0.0010.540.582

Table 3. Results of multiple logistic regression on mosquito net ownership. n = 2091. Notes: Bolded = p-value < 0.05.

Table 3. Results of multiple logistic regression on mosquito net ownership. n = 2091. Notes: Bolded = p-value < 0.05.

Odds RatioStd. Err.tp-Value95% CIsSex of Household Head (Ref: Male) Female0.9240.163−0.450.6570.6521.310Age of Household Head (Ref: 25 or younger) 26–352.2470.3684.94<0.0011.6253.10536–452.0870.4323.550.0011.3863.14346 or older1.3120.2131.670.0970.9521.810Education of Household Head (Ref: None or preschool) Koranic0.6640.119−2.280.0240.4660.947Primary or Higher0.9230.143−0.520.6030.6801.252Household Size (Ref: Small) Medium0.8350.122−1.230.2190.6251.115Large0.6110.141−2.130.0350.3870.965Any household member with employment (Ref: No) Yes1.4800.2462.360.0201.0652.057Wealth quintiles (Ref: Poorest) Poorer2.2640.5823.180.0021.3623.763Middle4.7761.5034.97<0.0012.5648.897Richer9.9193.5836.35<0.0014.85720.256Richest12.8224.7216.93<0.0016.19326.547Regions/States (Ref: Banadir) Somaliland2.3880.6433.230.0021.4024.066Puntland2.1320.5363.010.0031.2973.506Hirshabelle3.9301.2134.44<0.0012.1357.233Galmudug11.3765.6174.92<0.0014.28730.190Southwest3.5801.1194.08<0.0011.9306.641Jubaland4.3031.7153.66<0.0011.9579.460Type of Residence (Ref: Rural) Urban1.9250.5002.520.0131.1523.217IDP1.1700.3660.500.6160.6312.170Constant0.0610.027−6.24<0.0010.0250.148F-statistic (degrees of freedom)6.49 (21, 123)

Table 4. Results of multiple logistic regression on mosquito net use in the previous night among households with at least one mosquito net. n = 1283. Notes: Bolded = p-value < 0.05.

Table 4. Results of multiple logistic regression on mosquito net use in the previous night among households with at least one mosquito net. n = 1283. Notes: Bolded = p-value < 0.05.

Odds RatioStd. Err.tp-Value95% CIsSex of Household Head (Ref: Male) Female1.0890.4540.210.8370.4782.482Age of Household Head (Ref: 25 or younger) 26–350.4450.161−2.230.0270.2170.91236–450.4500.175−2.060.0420.2090.97046 or older0.3660.132−2.790.0060.1800.747Education of Household Head (Ref: None or preschool) Koranic0.6500.271−1.030.3030.2861.481Primary or Higher1.0750.4650.170.8670.4572.528Household Size (Ref: Small) Medium1.0030.2750.010.9920.5831.724Large0.6720.282−0.950.3450.2931.541Any household member with employment (Ref: No) Yes0.6770.242−1.090.2770.3341.372Wealth quintiles (Ref: Poorest) Poorer2.7061.5901.690.0920.8478.647Middle0.7460.437−0.500.6180.2342.377Richer0.6480.411−0.680.4950.1852.270Richest0.3090.201−1.810.0730.0861.116Regions/States (Ref: Banadir) Somaliland1.8490.7821.450.1480.8014.266Puntland1.3070.7240.480.6300.4373.907Hirshabelle1.0430.6050.070.9420.3313.287Galmudug0.3030.113−3.200.0020.1450.634Southwest0.2130.105−3.140.0020.0810.565Jubaland0.7280.425−0.540.5880.2302.310Type of Residence (Ref: Rural) Urban0.9910.347−0.030.9800.4961.982IDP0.6460.292−0.970.3350.2651.578Constant74.55857.0935.63<0.00116.399338.965F-statistic (degrees of freedom)4.47 (21, 116)