Table 5 Association between respondents’ characteristics and ITN use
Variables | ITN use status | χ 2 | df | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non user freq. (%) n = 247 | User freq. (%) n = 133 | ||||||
Age group | 1.465 | 1 | 0.226 | ||||
 Less than 25 | 103 | (10.5) | 47 | (5.3) |  |  |  |
 25 years and above | 144 | (89.5) | 86 | (94.7) |  |  |  |
Ethnicity | 0.099 | 1 | 0.753 | ||||
 Kanuri | 87 | (35.2) | 49 | (36.8) |  |  |  |
 Others | 160 | (64.8) | 84 | (63.2) |  |  |  |
Type of residence | 0.161 | 1 | 0.688 | ||||
 Permanent resident | 183 | (74.1) | 96 | (72.2) |  |  |  |
 IDP | 64 | (25.9) | 37 | (27.8) |  |  |  |
Education level | 0.840 | 3 | 0.840 | ||||
 None | 98 | (39.7) | 58 | (43.6) |  |  |  |
 Primary | 46 | (18.6) | 21 | (15.8) |  |  |  |
 Secondary | 70 | (28.3) | 38 | (28.6) |  |  |  |
 Tertiary | 33 | (13.4) | 16 | (12.0) |  |  |  |
Occupational status | 1.268 | 1 | 0.260 | ||||
 Not employed | 143 | (57.9) | 69 | (51.9) |  |  |  |
 Employed | 104 | (42.1) | 64 | (48.1) |  |  |  |
Income level | 1.102 | 2 | 0.576 | ||||
 None | 142 | (57.5) | 69 | (51.9) |  |  |  |
 Below minimum wage | 87 | (35.2) | 53 | (39.8) |  |  |  |
 At and above minimum wage | 18 | (7.3) | 11 | (8.3) |  |  |  |
Parity | 3.666 | 2 | 0.160 | ||||
 Nullipara | 42 | (17.0) | 13 | (9.8) |  |  |  |
 Primipara | 50 | (20.2) | 30 | (22.6) |  |  |  |
 Multipara | 155 | (62.8) | 90 | (67.7) |  |  |  |
 Total | 247 | (100.0) | 133 | (100.0) |  |  |  |
Previous preterm delivery | 2.414 | 1 | 0.120 | ||||
 Yes | 43 | (17.4) | 32 | (24.1) |  |  |  |
 No | 204 | (82.6) | 101 | (75.9) |  |  |  |
Previous miscarriage | 9.818 | 1 | 0.002* | ||||
 Yes | 54 | (21.9) | 49 | (36.8) |  |  |  |
 No | 193 | (78.1) | 84 | (63.2) |  |  |  |