Relationship between care-givers' misconceptions and non-use of ITNs by under-five Nigerian children

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of knowledge and misconception about causes and prevention of malaria according to selected socio-demographic characteristics

Characteristics	Three categorical outcomes						Total studied
	Used ITN	Own but did not use ITN	Do not own	P-values	X²	d.f,
Locality of residence				0.962	0.08	2
Rural	27.2	5.9	66.9				3867
Urban	27.4	6.0	66.6				3356
Age of caregivers				0.100	10.63	6
15 - 19	29.5	5.7	64.5				421
20 - 24	26.8	6.1	67.1				1155
25 - 29	29.6	7.2	63.2				1629
30 and above	27.1	5.7	67.3				3308
Education				<0.0001	95.02	8
None	23.9	3.2	72.9				1533
Qur'anic only	28.1	6.4	65.5				951
Primary	25.0	6.9	68.2				15752
Secondary	27.4	6.4	66.2				2419
Higher	37.9	7.9	54.2				745
Geopolitical Zones				<0.0001	132.89	10
North West	28.8	7.3	63.9				1313
North East	37.7	3.7	58.6				1453
North Central	25.0	5.9	69.1				1379
South West	21.2	5.7	73.1				1072
South East	24.7	6.7	68.6				946
South South	22.6	7.2	70.2				1060
Knowledge Hotness of body/high temperature				0.276	2.58	2
Yes	27.4	6.0	66.6				7062
No	21.7	6.2	72.0				161
Knowledge of mosquito bites				<0.0001	31.20	2
Yes	28.8	5.5	65.7				5601
No	22.3	7.5	70.2				1611
Correct knowledge of prevention of malaria				<0.0001	45.32	2
Yes	29.6	5.7	64.7				4991
No	22.0	6.6	71.3				2232
Misconception about causes of malaria				<0.0001	37.09	2
Yes	24.5	6.1	69.4				4081
No	30.9	5.8	63.3				3142
Misconception about malaria prevention				<0.0001	32.46	2
Yes	24.8	6.1	69.2				4205
No	30.8	5.8	63.4				3018

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