Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and ITN utilisation among pregnant women (n = 17,731)
Variable | Weighted N | Weighted Percentage (%) | Slept under ITN | χ2 (df), p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Individual level | |||||
 Age, years |  |  | 13,163(74.2) | 4568(25.8) | 55.091 (6), p < 0.001 |
  15–19 | 2249 | 13.0 | 1553(69.4) | 684(30.6) |  |
  20–24 | 4428 | 25.0 | 3412(76.9) | 1022(23.1) |  |
  25–29 | 4637 | 26.1 | 3526(76.4) | 1086(23.6) |  |
  30–34 | 3484 | 19.6 | 2603(75.0) | 866(25.0) |  |
  35–39 | 2068 | 11.6 | 1534(73.7) | 546(26.3) |  |
  40–44 | 698 | 3.9 | 536(73.0) | 198(27) |  |
  45–49 | 165 | 0.93 | 119(72.1) | 46(27.9) |  |
 Education |  |  |  |  | 15.946 (3), p < 0.01 |
  No education | 7111 | 40.1 | 5244(74.6) | 1789(25.4) |  |
  Primary | 5675 | 32.0 | 4449(76.7) | 1353(23.3) |  |
  Secondary | 4285 | 24.2 | 3127(73.4) | 1136(26.6) |  |
  Higher | 659 | 3.7 | 463(73.1) | 170(26.9) |  |
 Marital status |  |  |  |  | 25.295(1), p < 0.001 |
  Married | 14,630 | 82.5 | 10,752(73.5) | 3878(26.5) |  |
  Cohabiting | 3101 | 17.5 | 2411(77.7) | 690(22.3) |  |
 Health decision making |  |  |  |  | 52.078. (3), p < 0.001 |
  Alone | 2284 | 12.9 | 1579(69.1) | 706(30.9) |  |
  With Partner | 6681 | 37.7 | 5033(75.3) | 1648(24.7) |  |
  Husband/Partner Alone | 8628 | 48.7 | 6468(75.0) | 2160(25.0) |  |
  Other person | 137 | 0.8 | 84(61.2) | 53(38.8) |  |
 Wanted current pregnancy |  |  |  |  | 1.179 (2), p = 0.555 |
  Wanted | 13,124 | 74.0 | 9801(74.7) | 3323(25.3) |  |
  Later | 3571 | 20.1 | 2580(72.3) | 990(27.7) |  |
  Not at all | 1036 | 5.8 | 782(75.5) | 254(24.5) |  |
 Health insurance |  |  |  |  | 2.644 (1), p = 0.103 |
  No | 16,343 | 92.9 | 12,242(74.5) | 4192(25.5) |  |
  Yes | 1298 | 7.3 | 921(71.0) | 375(29.0) |  |
 Frequency of listening to radio |  |  |  |  | 38.592(2), p < 0.001 |
  Not at all | 7230 | 40.8 | 5506(76.2) | 1724(23.8) |  |
  Less than once a week | 3685 | 20.7 | 2672(72.5) | 1013(27.5) |  |
  At least once a week | 6489 | 36.6 | 4800(74.0) | 1688(26.0) |  |
  Almost every day | 327 | 1.8 | 184(56.4) | 142(43.6) |  |
 Frequency of watching T.V |  |  |  |  | 36.049 (3), p < 0.001 |
  Not at all | 11,678 | 65.9 | 8820(75.5) | 2857(24.5) |  |
  Less than once a week | 2114 | 11.9 | 1525(72.1) | 589(27.9) |  |
  At least once a week | 3427 | 19.3 | 2505(73.1) | 922(26.9) |  |
  Almost every day | 512 | 2.9 | 313(61.1) | 199(38.9) |  |
 Frequency of reading Newspaper |  |  |  |  | 1.672 (3), p = 0.643 |
  Not at all | 15,230 | 85.9 | 11,375(74.7) | 3854(25.3) |  |
  Less than once a week | 1469 | 8.3 | 1061(72.2) | 408(27.8) |  |
  At least once a week | 957 | 5.4 | 682(71.3) | 275(28.7) |  |
  Almost every day | 75 | 0.4 | 44(59.3) | 41(30.7) |  |
Community level | |||||
 Residence |  |  |  |  | 3.303(1), p = 0.069 |
  Urban | 5260 | 30.0 | 3841(73.0) | 1419(27.0) |  |
  Rural | 12,470 | 70.0 | 9322(74.8) | 3149(25.2) |  |
 Wealth quintile |  |  |  |  | 49.061 (4), p < 0.001 |
  Poorest | 3573 | 20.2 | 2733(76.5) | 840(23.5) |  |
  Poorer | 3927 | 22.1 | 3032(77.2) | 895(22.8) |  |
  Middle | 3759 | 21.2 | 2778(73.9) | 981(26.1) |  |
  Richer | 3414 | 19.3 | 2411(70.6) | 1003(29.4) |  |
  Richest | 3057 | 17.2 | 2209(72.2) | 848(27.8) |  |
 Family head |  |  |  |  | 43.544 (1), p < 0.001 |
  Male | 15,517 | 87.5 | 11,653(75.1) | 3864(24.9) |  |
  Female | 2214 | 12.5 | 1511(68.2) | 703(31.8) |  |
 Community literacy level |  |  |  |  | 31.404 (1), p < 0.001 |
  Low | 5611 | 31.6 | 4096(72.9) | 1515(27.1) |  |
  Medium | 6575 | 37.1 | 4898(74.5) | 1677(25.5) |  |
  High | 5,5 45 | 31.3 | 4186(75.5) | 1359(24.5) |  |
 Community socio-economic status |  |  |  |  | 72.543(1), p < 0.001 |
  Low | 6823 | 38.5 | 4885(71.6) | 1938(28.4) |  |
  Medium | 5684 | 32.1 | 4434(78.0) | 1250(22.0) |  |
  High | 5224 | 29.5 | 3861(73.9) | 1363(26.1) |  |