Table 1.
Demographic factors associated with ITN use among household respondents in the Sunyani West district, June 2017.
| Variable | ITN use | Chi-square | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 43 (75.44%) | 14 (25.56%) | 10.21 | 0.001 |
| Female | 188 (52.81%) | 168 (47.19%) | ||
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| Age | ||||
| 18–49 | 181 (45.48%) | 151 (54.52%) | 5.06 | 0.08 |
| 50–64 | 43 (32.81%) | 21 (67.19%) | ||
| 65+ | 7 (58.82%) | 10 (41.18%) | ||
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| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 161 (54.76%) | 133 (45.24%) | 0.097∗ | |
| Single | 53 (58.24%) | 38 (41.76%) | ||
| Divorced | 6 (40.00%) | 9 (60.00%) | ||
| Widowed | 11 (84.64%) | 2 (15.38%) | ||
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| Education | ||||
| No formal education | 57 (63.33%) | 33 (36.67%) | 3.65 | 0.301 |
| Primary/JSS | 97 (56.07%) | 76 (43.93%) | ||
| Secondary/Vocational | 48 (53.33%) | 42 (46.67%) | ||
| Tertiary | 29 (48.33%) | 31 (51.67%) | ||
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| Occupation | ||||
| Public | 41 (51.90) | 38 (48.01%) | 12. 23 | 0.007 |
| Private | 40 (76.92%) | 12 (23.08%) | ||
| Self-employed | 132 (51.97%) | 122 (48.03) | ||
| Unemployed | 18 (64.29%) | 10 (35.71%) | ||
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| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 186 (52.99%) | 165 (47.01%) | 0.001∗ | |
| Moslem | 37 (72.55%) | 14 (27.42%) | ||
| Traditionalist | 8 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Others | 0 (0.00) | 3 (100.00) | ||
∗Fisher's exact test.