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Table 3 Socio-demographic factors associated with use of long-lasting insecticidal net among women attending antenatal clinic in Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, 2019

From: Use of long-lasting insecticidal nets among women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary hospital in Bayelsa State, Nigeria 2019

Variables

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Use of ITN/LLIN

 Age category

  ≤ 30 yrs

157 (83.5)

31 (16.5)

0.9 (0.60–2.21)

  > 30 yrs

93 (85.3)

16 (16.7)

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 Level of Education

  Primary/secondary

100 (82.6)

21 (17.4)

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  Tertiary

150 (85.2)

26 (14.8)

1.2 (0.65–2.27)

 Place of residence

  Rural

32 (91.4)

3 (8.6)

2.2 (0.14–1.58)

  Urban

218 (83.2)

44 (16.8)

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 Occupation

  Employed

212 (87.6)

30 (12.4)

3.16 (1.59–6.29) *

  Unemployed

38 (69.1)

17 (30.9)

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 Income

  > N18000

131 (90.9)

13 (9.1)

2.88 (1.45–5.72)*

  ≤ N18000

119 (77.8)

34 (22.2)

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 Source of LLIN

  Purchased

107 (87.7)

15 (12.3)

3.13 (1.62–6.04) *

  Received free

89 (69.5)

39 (30.5)

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  1. * Statistically significant