Table 4. Socio-demographic and maternal characteristics associated with knowledge of malaria (n = 8111).
| Variable | Knowledge of malaria | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate | Poor | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–19 | 1005(58.6) | 709(41.4) | 1714(100.0) | 0.175 |
| 20–24 | 794(56.3) | 617(43.7) | 1411(100.0) | |
| 25–29 | 760(53.6) | 657(46.4) | 1417(100.0) | |
| 30–34 | 672(56.1) | 525(43.9) | 1197(100.0) | |
| 35–39 | 596(56.0) | 469(44.0) | 1065(100.0) | |
| 40–44 | 418(56.6) | 320(43.4) | 738(100.0) | |
| 45–49 | 308(54.1) | 261(45.9) | 569(100.0) | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 1139(68.2) | 530(31.8) | 1669(100.0) | <0.001* |
| Rural | 3414(53.0) | 3028(47.0) | 6442(100.0) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Islam | 3014(57.8) | 2198(42.2) | 5212(100.0) | 0.001* |
| Christianity | 1539(53.1) | 1360(46.9) | 2899(100.0) | |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| No formal education | 3161(54.7) | 2620(45.3) | 5781(100.0) | <0.001* |
| Primary | 635(57.3) | 474(42.7) | 1109(100.0) | |
| Secondary | 711(61.6) | 443(38.4) | 1154(100.0) | |
| Higher | 46(68.7) | 21(31.3) | 67(100.0) | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 905(55.5) | 725(44.5) | 1630(100.0) | 0.914 |
| Poorer | 939(56.0) | 739(44.0) | 1678(100.0) | |
| Middle | 1009(57.1) | 758(42.9) | 1767(100.0) | |
| Richer | 972(56.1) | 762(43.9) | 1734(100.0) | |
| Richest | 728(55.9) | 574(44.1) | 1302(100.0) | |
| Sex of household head | ||||
| Male | 4099(55.9) | 3236(44.1) | 7335(100.0) | 0.162 |
| Female | 454(58.5) | 322(41.5) | 776(100.0) | |
| Radio | ||||
| Yes | 3275(64.9) | 1770(35.1) | 5045(100.0) | <0.001* |
| No | 1278(41.7) | 1788(58.3) | 3066(100.0) | |
| Television | ||||
| Yes | 1214(67.6) | 583(32.4) | 1797(100.0) | <0.001* |
| No | 3339(52.9) | 2975(47.1) | 6314(100.0) | |
| Received ANC | ||||
| Yes | 896(79.0) | 238(21.0) | 1134(100.0) | <0.001* |
| No | 3657(52.4) | 3320(47.6) | 6977(100.0) | |
| Source of antimalarial during pregnancy | ||||
| Antenatal visit | 1910(55.5) | 1533(44.5) | 3443(100.0) | 0.895 |
| Another facility visit | 10(52.6) | 9(47.4) | 19(100.0) | |
| Other source | 5(62.5) | 3(37.5) | 8(100.0) | |
*significant at p<0.05