Table 2 Demographic and influence characteristics of advisors of pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Kumasi, Ghana
Characteristic | All advisors (n = 692) | Advisor of bed net owner (n = 525) | Advisor of bed net non-owner (n = 167) | Advisor of bed net user (n = 303) | Advisor of bed net non-user (n = 222) | Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 43.5 (16.4) | 43.9 (16.4) | 42.4 (16.2) | 43.5 (16.0) | 44.4 (17.0) | N/A |
Gender, n (%) | ||||||
 Male | 141 (20.4) | 107 (20.3) | 34 (20.4) | 76 (25.1) | 36 (16.2) | N/A |
 Female | 393 (56.8) | 307 (58.5) | 86 (51.5) | 170 (56.1) | 142 (64.0) | N/A |
 Unknown | 158 (22.8) | 111 (21.1) | 47 (28.1) | 57 (18.8) | 44 (19.8) | N/A |
Relationship, n (%) | ||||||
 Mother | 210 (30.3) | 165 (31.4) | 45 (26.9) | 98 (32.3) | 66 (29.7) | N/A |
 Sister | 107 (15.4) | 85 (16.2) | 22 (13.1) | 44 (14.5) | 41 (18.5) | N/A |
 Husband | 90 (13.0) | 69 (13.1) | 21 (12.6) | 43 (14.2) | 26 (11.7) | N/A |
 Aunt | 23 (3.3) | 12 (2.3) | 11 (6.6) | 6 (2.0) | 6 (2.7) | N/A |
 Friend | 75 (10.8) | 52 (9.9) | 23 (13.8) | 31 (10.2) | 22 (9.9) | N/A |
 Other | 187 (27.0) | 142 (27.0) | 45 (26.9) | 81 (26.7) | 61 (27.5) | NA |
Uses a bed net (U), n (%) | ||||||
 Yes | 342 (49.4) | 277 (52.8)* | 65 (38.9) | 186 (61.4)* | 91 (41.0) | 1 |
 No | 241 (34.8) | 162 (30.9) | 79 (47.3) | 64 (21.1) | 98 (44.1) | −1 |
 Don’t know | 109 (15.8) | 86 (16.4) | 23 (13.8) | 53 (17.5) | 33 (14.9) | 0 |
How often is advice followed (I), n (%) | ||||||
 Very often | 448 (64.7) | 337 (64.2) | 111 (66.5) | 190 (62.7) | 147 (66.2) | 1 |
 Sometimes | 221 (31.9) | 172 (32.8) | 49 (29.3) | 103 (34.0) | 69 (31.1) | 0.75 |
 Never | 23 (3.3) | 16 (3.1) | 7 (4.2) | 10 (3.3) | 6 (2.7) | 0.5 |
Talked about malaria during pregnancy (T), n (%) | ||||||
 Yes | 365 (52.7) | 266 (50.7) | 99 (59.3) | 162 (53.5) | 104 (46.9) | 1 |
 No/don’t know | 327 (47.3) | 259 (49.3) | 68 (40.7) | 141 (46.5) | 118 (53.2) | 0 |
 Influence Score, mean (SD) | 0.35 (6.1) | 0.41 (0.62) | 0.32 (0.57) | 0.52 (0.57)* | 0.26 (0.65) | a |