Table 1 ITN use among children under five by background characteristics
Background characteristic | N | % (95% CI) | Chi square p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Caregiver exposed to at least one ITN messagea | 0.0004 | ||
No | 1773 | 55.9 (52.7–59.1) | |
Yes | 302 | 67.9 (61.4–73.8) | |
Sex of child | 0.8894 | ||
Male | 1057 | 58.1 (54.4–61.7) | |
Female | 1018 | 57.7 (53.5–61.9) | |
Age of child | 0.2991 | ||
0–11 months | 285 | 54.5 (46.4–62.3) | |
12–23 months | 603 | 57.9 (52.9–62.8) | |
24–35 months | 532 | 62.2 (57.1–67.0) | |
36–47 months | 384 | 54.1 (51.6–62.9) | |
48–59 months | 271 | 57.9 (46.6–61.4) | |
Caregiver’s educational attainment | < 0.0001 | ||
No formal education | 890 | 67.7 (63.3–71.9) | |
Primary education | 365 | 54.9 (48.7–60.9) | |
Secondary or higher education | 820 | 47.9 (43.6–51.9) | |
Place of residence | 0.0005 | ||
Urban | 728 | 49.9 (44.8–55.1) | |
Rural | 1347 | 62.0 (58.0–65.9) | |
Wealth quintile | < 0.0001 | ||
Highest | 393 | 40.5 (35.2–46.1) | |
Fourth | 411 | 47.5 (41.6–53.6) | |
Middle | 428 | 60.0 (54.5–65.3) | |
Second | 444 | 67.3 (60.8–73.2) | |
Lowest | 399 | 69.9 (64.0–75.3) | |
Region | < 0.0001 | ||
North Central | 363 | 60.7 (53.5–67.5) | |
North East | 424 | 61.0 (55.1–66.6) | |
North West | 596 | 70.5 (64.6–75.8) | |
South East | 184 | 33.3 (24.0–44.1) | |
South South | 250 | 45.4 (36.9–54.3) | |
South West | 258 | 41.7 (35.8–47.8) | |
Adequate number of ITNs in householdb | < 0.0001 | ||
No | 1352 | 51.6 (48.3–55.0) | |
Yes | 723 | 69.1 (64.4–73.5) | |
Household owns radio | 0.2346 | ||
No | 814 | 59.7 (55.2–64.1) | |
Yes | 1261 | 56.7 (53.2–60.2) | |
Household owns television | < 0.0001 | ||
No | 1101 | 66.3 (61.9–70.3) | |
Yes | 974 | 47.4 (43.6–51.2) | |