Table 1 Characteristics of 294 pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Kumasi, Ghana
Characteristic | All women (n = 294) | Bed net owner (n = 227) | Bed net non-owner (n = 67) | Bed net user (n = 137) | Bed net non-user (n = 90) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 26.7 (5.65) | 27.0 (5.6) | 25.7 (5.8) | 27.5 (5.3) | 26.2 (5.9) |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||
 Married | 159 (54.1) | 126 (55.5) | 33 (49.3) | 84 (61.3)* | 42 (46.7) |
 Unmarried | 135 (45.9) | 101 (44.5) | 34 (50.7) | 53 (38.7) | 48 (53.3) |
Education level, n (%) | |||||
 None/primary/don’t know | 57 (19.4) | 38 (16.7) | 19 (28.4) | 28 (20.4) | 10 (11.1) |
 JSS/JHS | 137 (46.6) | 108 (47.6) | 29 (43.3) | 61 (44.5) | 47 (52.2) |
 SSS, SHS, vocational or tertiary | 100 (34.0) | 81 (35.7) | 19 (28.4) | 48 (35.0) | 33 (36.7) |
Malaria attitudes and perceptions, n (%) | |||||
 One or more advisors got malaria when they were pregnant | 43 (14.6) | 29 (12.8) | 14 (20.9) | 14 (10.22) | 15 (16.7) |
 Is worried about getting malaria | 215 (73.1) | 171 (75.3) | 44 (65.7) | 106 (77.4) | 65 (72.2) |
 Has heard about malaria in the last year | 234 (80.0) | 183 (80.6) | 47 (70.2) | 116 (84.7) | 67 (74.4) |
 Knows someone who died from malaria | 40 (13.6) | 34 (15.0) | 6 (9.0) | 20 (14.6) | 14 (15.6) |
 Has heard about using mosquito nets | 281 (95.6) | 217 (95.6) | 64 (95.5) | 131 (95.6) | 86 (95.6) |
Availability of bed nets, n (%) | |||||
 It is easy to obtain a free mosquito net during your pregnancy | |||||
  Yes | 218 (74.1) | 175 (77.1)* | 43 (64.2) | 111 (81.0) | 64 (71.1) |
  No/unsure | 76 (25.9) | 52 (22.9) | 24 (35.8) | 26 (19.0) | 26 (28.9) |
Number of advisors, n (%) | |||||
 0 | 21 (7.1) | 19 (8.3) | 2 (3.0) | 14 (10.2) | 5 (5.6) |
 1 | 36 (12.2) | 28 (12.3) | 8 (11.9) | 18 (13.4) | 10 (11.1) |
 2 | 52 (17.7) | 42 (18.5) | 10 (14.9) | 29 (21.2) | 13 (14.4) |
 3 | 185 (61.9) | 138 (60.7) | 47 (70.1) | 76 (55.5) | 62 (68.9) |
Influence Scorea, mean (SD) | 1.15 (1.67) | 1.23 (1.67) | 0.85 (1.66) | 1.51 (1.61)* | 0.80 (1.67) |