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Table 2 Distribution of number of 5–19 year olds who slept under ITN in households with at least one ITN

From: Education attainment of head of households associated with insecticide-treated net utilization among five to nineteen-year old individuals: evidence from the malaria indicator survey 2010 in Zambia

Characteristic

Slept under ITN last night

Significance (p-value) using chi square test

  

Yes n(%)

No n(%)

 

Sex

Male

928(39.8)

1 404(60.2)

0.001

 

Female

1 095(44.2)

1 383(55.8)

 

Residence

Rural

552(36.1)

978(63.9)

0.005

 

Urban

1 471(44.8)

1 809(55.2)

 

Region

Luapula

91(28.0)

234(72.0)

0.000

 

Central

236(44.9)

289(55.1)

 
 

Copperbelt

336(37.1)

570(62.9)

 
 

Eastern

429(54.1)

364(45.9)

 
 

Lusaka

151(30.9)

338(69.1)

 
 

North Western

136(51.7)

127(48.3)

 
 

Northern

252(48.3)

270(51.7)

 
 

Southern

207(34.7)

390(65.3)

 
 

Western

185(47.4)

205(52.6)

 

Age group (yrs)

5-9

932(46.3)

1 080(53.7)

0.000

 

10-14

647(38.8)

1 022(61.2)

 
 

15-19

444(39.3)

685(60.7)

 

Number of 5–19 headed by Male or Female

Male

1 618(42.2)

2 213(57.8)

0.934

 

Female

405(41.4)

574(58.6)

 

Wealth quintile

Lowest

391(40.4)

576(59.6)

0.465

 

Second

293(48.8)

307(51.2)

 
 

Middle

407(43.4)

531(56.6)

 
 

Fourth

450(40.4)

663(59.6)

 
 

Highest

482(40.4)

710(59.6)

 

Ratio of nets to sleeping spaces

Inadequate nets

653(24.9)

1 969(75.1)

0.000

 

Adequate nets

1 370(62.6)

818(37.4)

 

Education level of head of household

Never attended school

150(41.8)

209(58.2)

0.013

 

Primary

819(41.2)

1 168(58.8)

 
 

Secondary

764(40.3)

1 130(59.7)

 
 

Tertiary

290(50.9)

280(49.1)

 

Age group household head (years)

<25

95(57.6)

70(42.4)

0.001

 

25-34

508(48.0)

551(52.0)

 
 

35-44

734(41.8)

1 020(58.2)

 
 

45-59

514(35.8)

922(64.2)

 
 

60+

172(43.4)

224(56.6)

 

Number of ITNs

1

268(16.4)

1 366(83.6)

0.000

 

2

773(50.0)

774(50.0)

 
 

3 or more

982(60.3)

647(39.7)