Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of bednet ownership and use (among those who own) among pregnant women with independent variables
| Characteristics | % of ownership of ITN (N1 = 2348) |
% of ITN use in pregnancy (N2 = 677) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P-value | Yes | No | P-value | |
| Locality | ||||||
| Rural | 29.7 | 70.3 | 0.337 | 20.7 | 79.3 | 0.001 |
| Urban | 27.8 | 72.2 | 32.1 | 67.9 | ||
| Age of caregivers | ||||||
| Below 26 years | 27.6 | 72.4 | 0.252 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 0.143 |
| 26 years and above | 29.8 | 70.2 | 23.6 | 76.4 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| None | 24.7 | 75.3 | 0.077 | 23.2 | 76.8 | 0.317 |
| Qur'anic only | 31.4 | 68.6 | 21.8 | 78.2 | ||
| Primary | 29.7 | 70.3 | 29.6 | 70.4 | ||
| Secondary | 28.1 | 71.9 | 23.8 | 76.2 | ||
| Higher | 34.7 | 65.3 | 32.9 | 67.1 | ||
| Geopolitical Zones | ||||||
| North West | 34.6 | 65.4 | <0.0001 | 30.4 | 69.6 | 0.170 |
| North East | 32.1 | 67.9 | 20.7 | 79.3 | ||
| North Central | 25.0 | 75.0 | 29.2 | 70.8 | ||
| South West | 21.3 | 78.7 | 28.4 | 71.6 | ||
| South East | 33.2 | 66.8 | 18.2 | 81.8 | ||
| South South | 25.8 | 74.2 | 27.3 | 72.7 | ||
| Registered for ANC | ||||||
| No | 25.2 | 74.8 | <0.0001 | 22.7 | 77.3 | 0.143 |
| Yes | 32.1 | 67.9 | 27.8 | 72.3 | ||
| Risk of malaria in pregnancy | ||||||
| Perceived it is not harmful | 23.3 | 76.7 | 0.037 | 20.3 | 79.7 | 0.009 |
| Perceived it is harmful | 29.6 | 70.4 | 29.3 | 70.7 | ||
| Knowledge that malaria is risky in pregnancy | ||||||
| No | 27.9 | 72.1 | 0.432 | 12.3 | 87.7 | 0.015 |
| Yes | 29.5 | 70.5 | 27.0 | 73.0 | ||
| Knowledge that ITN prevents malaria | ||||||
| No | 21.9 | 78.1 | <0.0001 | 17.4 | 82.6 | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 49.6 | 50.4 | 36.6 | 63.4 | ||
| Knowledge of causes of malaria | ||||||
| Others | 23.6 | 76.4 | 0.007 | 24.5 | 75.5 | 0.765 |
| Mosquito bites | 30.1 | 69.9 | 25.9 | 74.1 | ||
| Misconception about causes of malaria | ||||||
| No misconception | 29.5 | 70.5 | 0.408 | 26.5 | 73.5 | 0.565 |
| Had misconception | 27.9 | 72.1 | 24.6 | 75.4 | ||
| Knowledge of prevention of malaria | ||||||
| Not correct knowledge | 23.9 | 76.1 | 0.001 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 0.030 |
| Correct knowledge | 31.0 | 69.0 | 27.8 | 72.2 | ||
| Misconception about prevention of malaria | ||||||
| No misconception | 29.7 | 70.3 | 0.410 | 23.5 | 76.5 | 0.220 |
| Had misconception | 28.1 | 71.9 | 27.6 | 72.4 | ||
| Total | 28.8 | 71.2 | 25.7 | 74.3 | ||