From: Determinants of insecticide-treated net ownership and utilization among pregnant women in Nigeria
Characteristics | % of ownership of ITN (N1 = 2348) | % of ITN use in pregnancy (N2 = 677) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yes | No | P-value | Yes | No | P-value |
Locality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Rural | 29.7 | 70.3 | 0.337 | 20.7 | 79.3 | 0.001 |
   Urban | 27.8 | 72.2 |  | 32.1 | 67.9 |  |
Age of caregivers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Below 26 years | 27.6 | 72.4 | 0.252 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 0.143 |
   26 years and above | 29.8 | 70.2 |  | 23.6 | 76.4 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 24.7 | 75.3 | 0.077 | 23.2 | 76.8 | 0.317 |
   Qur'anic only | 31.4 | 68.6 |  | 21.8 | 78.2 |  |
   Primary | 29.7 | 70.3 |  | 29.6 | 70.4 |  |
   Secondary | 28.1 | 71.9 |  | 23.8 | 76.2 |  |
   Higher | 34.7 | 65.3 |  | 32.9 | 67.1 |  |
Geopolitical Zones | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   North West | 34.6 | 65.4 | <0.0001 | 30.4 | 69.6 | 0.170 |
   North East | 32.1 | 67.9 |  | 20.7 | 79.3 |  |
   North Central | 25.0 | 75.0 |  | 29.2 | 70.8 |  |
   South West | 21.3 | 78.7 |  | 28.4 | 71.6 |  |
   South East | 33.2 | 66.8 |  | 18.2 | 81.8 |  |
   South South | 25.8 | 74.2 |  | 27.3 | 72.7 |  |
Registered for ANC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 25.2 | 74.8 | <0.0001 | 22.7 | 77.3 | 0.143 |
   Yes | 32.1 | 67.9 |  | 27.8 | 72.3 |  |
Risk of malaria in pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Perceived it is not harmful | 23.3 | 76.7 | 0.037 | 20.3 | 79.7 | 0.009 |
   Perceived it is harmful | 29.6 | 70.4 |  | 29.3 | 70.7 |  |
Knowledge that malaria is risky in pregnancy | ||||||
   No | 27.9 | 72.1 | 0.432 | 12.3 | 87.7 | 0.015 |
   Yes | 29.5 | 70.5 |  | 27.0 | 73.0 |  |
Knowledge that ITN prevents malaria | ||||||
   No | 21.9 | 78.1 | <0.0001 | 17.4 | 82.6 | <0.0001 |
   Yes | 49.6 | 50.4 |  | 36.6 | 63.4 |  |
Knowledge of causes of malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Others | 23.6 | 76.4 | 0.007 | 24.5 | 75.5 | 0.765 |
   Mosquito bites | 30.1 | 69.9 |  | 25.9 | 74.1 |  |
Misconception about causes of malaria | ||||||
   No misconception | 29.5 | 70.5 | 0.408 | 26.5 | 73.5 | 0.565 |
   Had misconception | 27.9 | 72.1 |  | 24.6 | 75.4 |  |
Knowledge of prevention of malaria | ||||||
   Not correct knowledge | 23.9 | 76.1 | 0.001 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 0.030 |
   Correct knowledge | 31.0 | 69.0 |  | 27.8 | 72.2 |  |
Misconception about prevention of malaria | ||||||
   No misconception | 29.7 | 70.3 | 0.410 | 23.5 | 76.5 | 0.220 |
   Had misconception | 28.1 | 71.9 |  | 27.6 | 72.4 |  |
Total | 28.8 | 71.2 | Â | 25.7 | 74.3 | Â |