Table 2 Unadjusted regression coefficient showing the nature of bivariate relationship

Maternal age

Region

 15–24^RC

40.2

–

Northcentral ^RC

–

–

 25–34

34.5

0.12–0.46

Northeast

0.62***

0.37–0.88

 35 + 

25.3

0.20–0.57

Northwest

0.54***

0.31–0.78

Maternal education

Type of place of residence

 None ^RC

49.9

–

Urban^RC

–

–

 Primary

15.2

− 0.18–0.28

Rural

0.28**

0.07–0.50

Secondary

27.5

− 0.40, − 0.02

Proportion of Under-5 children who slept under bed net

 Higher

7.4

− 0.51–0.88

Low^RC

–

–

Parity

Medium

0.69***

0.44–0.94

 Nulliparity^RC

25.9

–

High

1.10***

0.87–1.32

 Primiparity

9.7

0.42–0.89

Proportion of women exposed to malaria media messages

 Multi parity

30.7

0.52–0.87

Low^RC

–

–

 Grand multiparity

33.7

0.51–0.88

Medium

0.04

−0.21–0.29

Religion

High

− 0.06

− 0.34–0.22

 Christianity^RC

19.2

–

Community literacy level

 Islam

80.8

− 0.24–0.19

Low^RC

–

–

Sex of household head

Medium

0.03

− 0.24–0.29

 Male ^RC

93.3

–

High

− 0.29**

− 0.55, − 0.02

 Female

6.7

− 0.38, − 0.18

Number of mosquito bed net

Household wealth index

0–2^RC

–

–

 Poorest ^RC

25.3

–

3–5

0.49***

0.26–0.71

 Poorer

26.5

− 0.13, − 0.35

6 + 

0.87***

0.51–1.22

 Middle

21.5

− 0.10, − 0.41

Number of sleeping rooms

 Richer

16.8

− 0.58, − 0.03

1–3^RC

–

–

 Richest

9.9

− 0.84, − 0.28

4–7

-0.30***

− 0.49, − 0.11

Household size

8+ 

− 0.82***

− 1.39, − 0.25

 Small ^RC

40.9

–

 Large

59.1

− 0.69, − 0.37