Table 1.
Association between sociodemographic characteristics of the children and caregivers and ITN ownership and use
| Variable | ITN ownership | ITN use the week before the survey | Every day | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Frequency (%) | |||||||
| N | Frequency (%) | p value | Never | Partial | ||||
| Location | <0.001 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Lagos | 813 | 474 (58) | 460 | 94 (20) | 169 (37) | 197 (43) | ||
| Oyo | 1126 | 453 (40) | 447 | 113 (25) | 171 (38) | 163 (37) | ||
| Gender of caregiver | 0.03 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Male | 776 | 345 (45) | 341 | 67 (20) | 125 (37) | 149 (44) | ||
| Female | 1139 | 565 (50) | 550 | 137 (25) | 208 (38) | 205 (37) | ||
| Gender of child | 0.13 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Male | 919 | 413 (45) | 406 | 83 (20) | 154 (38) | 169 (42) | ||
| Female | 996 | 483 (49) | 471 | 116 (25) | 174 (37) | 181 (38) | ||
| Age range of caregiver (years) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| ≤30 | 334 | 189 (57) | 184 | 22 (12) | 89 (48) | 73 (40) | ||
| 31–40 | 784 | 361 (46) | 355 | 91 (26) | 127 (36) | 137 (38) | ||
| >40 | 723 | 312 (43) | 305 | 87 (29) | 103 (34) | 115 (38) | ||
| Age range of child (years) | 0.23 | 0.59 | ||||||
| 4–7 | 1253 | 570 (46) | 561 | 134 (24) | 203 (36) | 224 (40) | ||
| 8–14 | 522 | 254 (49) | 247 | 53 (22) | 98 (40) | 96 (39) | ||
| Level of education | <0.001 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Primary school or less | 345 | 191 (55) | 185 | 28 (15) | 80 (43) | 77 (42) | ||
| Secondary school | 434 | 169 (39) | 168 | 41 (24) | 57 (34) | 70 (42) | ||
| Polytechnic/vocational/technical college | 498 | 212 (43) | 206 | 43 (21) | 81 (39) | 82 (40) | ||
| University | 624 | 333 (53) | 328 | 92 (28) | 117 (36) | 119 (36) | ||
| Income range | <0.001 | 0.14 | ||||||
| <20,000 Naira/month | 612 | 262 (43) | 259 | 46 (18) | 113 (44) | 100 (39) | ||
| 20,000 to 100,000 Naira/month | 715 | 342 (48) | 334 | 86 (26) | 119 (36) | 129 (39) | ||
| >100,000 Naira/month | 291 | 167 (57) | 163 | 40 (25) | 62 (38) | 61 (37) | ||