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Table 1 Residential status, socio-demographic characteristics and ITN utilization (N = 2909)

From: Rural–urban variation in insecticide-treated net utilization among pregnant women: evidence from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

Variable

Weighted N

Percentage (%)

Slept under ITN

Yes (%)

No (%)

Residence

 Urban

898

30.9

74.1

25.9

 Rural

2011

69.1

86.1

13.9

Age, years

 15–19

387

13.3

87.2

12.8

 20–24

667

22.9

84.2

15.8

 25–29

784

27.0

80.9

19.1

 30–34

560

19.3

83.8

16.2

 35–39

343

11.8

76.4

23.6

 40–44

123

4.2

77.2

22.8

 45–49

45

1.6

83.0

17.0

Education

 No education

1600

55.0

88.1

11.9

 Primary

371

12.8

80.1

19.9

 Secondary

746

25.7

73.6

26.4

 Higher

191

6.6

73.3

26.7

Wealth Quintile

 Poorest

747

25.7

88.5

11.5

 Poorer

791

27.1

88.9

11.1

 Middle

600

20.6

83.3

16.7

 Richer

426

14.6

68.5

31.5

 Richest

345

11.8

69.9

30.1

Religion

 Christianity

754

25.9

74.3

25.7

 Islam

2138

73.5

85.2

14.8

 Traditionalist/Other

17

0.6

91.5

8.5

Marital status

 Married

2836

97.5

82.6

17.4

 Cohabiting

73

2.5

74.9

25.1

Health decision making

 Alone

214

7.3

78.5

21.5

 With partner

683

23.5

75.2

24.8

 Husband/partner alone

1997

68.7

85.3

14.7

 Other person

14

0.5

80.0

20.0

Wanted current pregnancy

 Not at all

65

2.2

70.3

29.7

 Then

2588

89.0

83.8

16.2

 Later

256

8.8

71.7

28.3

Health insurance

 No

2827

97.2

82.5

17.5

 Yes

81

2.8

79.2

20.8

Frequency of listening to radio

 Not at all

1562

53.7

85.2

14.8

 Less than once a week

587

20.2

80.7

19.3

 At least once a week

760

26.1

77.9

22.1

Frequency of watching T.V

 Not at all

1915

65.8

87.4

12.6

 Less than once a week

369

12.7

77.1

22.9

 At least once a week

624

21.5

70.2

29.8

Frequency of reading Newspaper

 Not at all

2664

91.6

82.9

17.1

 Less than once a week

175

6.0

74.0

26.0

 At least once a week

70

2.4

84.8

15.2

Region

 North central

373

12.8

79.1

20.9

 North east

556

19.1

82.0

18.0

 North west

1440

49.5

89.4

10.6

 South east

183

6.3

74.6

25.4

 South south

135

4.6

63.3

36.7

 South west

220

7.6

61.3

38.7

  1. χ2 Chi-square, df degree of freedom