Table 2 Caregivers’ exposure to ITN messages and ITN use among children under five
Background characteristic | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Predictor | ||
Caregiver exposed to at least one ITN messagea | ||
No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Yes | 1.63 (1.24–2.15) | < 0.001 |
Covariates | ||
Sex of child | ||
Male | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Female | 0.95 (0.79–1.15) | 0.619 |
Age of child | ||
0–11 months | 1.00 (reference) | – |
12–23 months | 0.96 (0.71–1.30) | 0.809 |
24–35 months | 1.05 (0.77–1.43) | 0.760 |
36–47 months | 0.86 (0.62–1.19) | 0.359 |
48–59 months | 0.87 (0.61–1.25) | 0.465 |
Caregiver’s educational attainment | ||
No formal education | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Primary education | 0.92 (0.69–1.22) | 0.556 |
Secondary or higher education | 1.03 (0.77–1.37) | 0.844 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Rural | 0.71 (0.55–0.93) | 0.011 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Highest | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Fourth | 1.48 (1.08–2.04) | 0.015 |
Middle | 2.45 (1.64–3.65) | < 0.001 |
Second | 3.40 (2.08–5.55) | < 0.001 |
Lowest | 3.40 (2.00–5.77) | < 0.001 |
Region | ||
North Central | 1.00 (reference) | – |
North East | 0.80 (0.59–1.09) | 0.153 |
North West | 1.26 (0.93–1.71) | 0.138 |
South East | 0.34 (0.23–0.50) | < 0.001 |
South South | 0.68 (0.48–0.96) | 0.029 |
South West | 0.56 (0.39–0.80) | 0.001 |
Adequate number of ITNs in householdb | ||
No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Yes | 2.23 (1.82–2.72) | < 0.001 |
Household owns radio | ||
No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Yes | 1.25 (1.02–1.54) | 0.032 |
Household owns television | ||
No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
Yes | 1.08 (0.80–1.45) | 0.634 |