TABLE 2.
Baseline Characteristics for All Non-School Intervention LGAs in the Wave 1 Distribution (Baseline Comparison Group) and Ikom LGA Alone (Endline Comparison Group)
| Rest of Wave 1 (N=251) | Ikom LGA (N=34) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of de-jure household members, mean | 4.7 | 4.8 | .98 |
| No. of persons per sleeping room | 2.2 | 2.4 | .20 |
| Households with any children under 5, % | 33.1% | 26.0% | .16 |
| Households with a pregnant woman, % | 8.6% | 7.5% | .86 |
| Households with any eligible school children, % | – | – | |
| Age of head of household, years, mean | 41.3 | 43.6 | .38 |
| Female-headed households, % | 18.4% | 15.2 | .50 |
| Educational achievement of head of household, % | .14 | ||
| Non-literate | 10.7% | 13.5% | |
| Primary | 22.6% | 16.8% | |
| Secondary | 48.5% | 36.2% | |
| Tertiary | 18.1% | 33.5% | |
| Household access to safe water, % | 41.2% | 28.5% | .31 |
| Household access to any latrine, % | 72.0% | 50.3% | .06 |
| Houses with modern roof (e.g., sheets, tiles), % | 89.7% | 96.6% | .37 |
| Household ownership of radio, % | 86.4% | 82.4% | .38 |
| Household ownership of mobile phone, % | 83.7% | 89.9% | .44 |
| Household ownership of any means of transport, % | 73.8% | 69.0% | .50 |
| Households registered by ITN campaign, % | 48.0% | 32.8% | .02 |
| Household received any net from campaign, % | 65.8% | 52.2% | .13 |
| No. of ITNs received, if any, mean | 1.88 | 1.88 | .94 |
Abbreviations: ITN, insecticide-treated net; LGA, local government area.