Table 2.
Caregivers’ exposure to ITN messages and ITN use among children under five
| Background characteristic | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Predictor | ||
| Caregiver exposed to at least one ITN messagea | ||
| No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Yes | 1.63 (1.24–2.15) | < 0.001 |
| Covariates | ||
| Sex of child | ||
| Male | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Female | 0.95 (0.79–1.15) | 0.619 |
| Age of child | ||
| 0–11 months | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| 12–23 months | 0.96 (0.71–1.30) | 0.809 |
| 24–35 months | 1.05 (0.77–1.43) | 0.760 |
| 36–47 months | 0.86 (0.62–1.19) | 0.359 |
| 48–59 months | 0.87 (0.61–1.25) | 0.465 |
| Caregiver’s educational attainment | ||
| No formal education | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Primary education | 0.92 (0.69–1.22) | 0.556 |
| Secondary or higher education | 1.03 (0.77–1.37) | 0.844 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Rural | 0.71 (0.55–0.93) | 0.011 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| Highest | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Fourth | 1.48 (1.08–2.04) | 0.015 |
| Middle | 2.45 (1.64–3.65) | < 0.001 |
| Second | 3.40 (2.08–5.55) | < 0.001 |
| Lowest | 3.40 (2.00–5.77) | < 0.001 |
| Region | ||
| North Central | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| North East | 0.80 (0.59–1.09) | 0.153 |
| North West | 1.26 (0.93–1.71) | 0.138 |
| South East | 0.34 (0.23–0.50) | < 0.001 |
| South South | 0.68 (0.48–0.96) | 0.029 |
| South West | 0.56 (0.39–0.80) | 0.001 |
| Adequate number of ITNs in householdb | ||
| No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Yes | 2.23 (1.82–2.72) | < 0.001 |
| Household owns radio | ||
| No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Yes | 1.25 (1.02–1.54) | 0.032 |
| Household owns television | ||
| No | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Yes | 1.08 (0.80–1.45) | 0.634 |
In Nigeria almost all ITNs are long-lasting insecticide-treated net (LLINs). The authors used the term ITN because the analysis was conducted using data on ITNs, which include LLINs and ITNs that have been soaked with insecticide within the past 12 months
ITN insecticide-treated bed net, CI confidence interval
p-values that are significant at the 0.05 level are italic
aDuring the 6 months preceding the survey
bHousehold owns at least one ITN for every two household members