Table 1 Individual socio-demographic characteristics and use of ITN net among pregnant women in Ghana
Variables | Weighted Sample n = 353 | % |
|---|---|---|
Ownership of treated bed net | ||
 Do not own | 54 | 15.4 |
 Own | 299 | 84.6 |
Use of mosquito treated bed net | ||
 Do not use bed net | 179 | 50.8 |
 Use treated bed net | 175 | 49.2 |
Socio-Demographic Factors | ||
Age | ||
 15–24 | 123 | 34.8 |
 25–34 | 162 | 46.0 |
 35–49 | 68 | 19.2 |
Education Level | ||
 No education | 72 | 20.3 |
 Primary | 74 | 21.0 |
 Secondary | 182 | 51.6 |
 Higher | 25 | 7.2 |
Religion | ||
 Catholic | 31 | 8.8 |
 Protestant | 32 | 9.1 |
 Moslem | 81 | 22.8 |
 Pentecostal/Charismatic | 193 | 54.6 |
 No Religion | 16 | 4.6 |
Literacy Level | ||
 Illiterate | 172 | 48.8 |
 Literate | 181 | 51.2 |
Ecological zones of residence | ||
 Coastal Zone | 136 | 38.6 |
 Middle Belt | 144 | 40.8 |
 Northern Zone | 73 | 20.6 |
Place of Residence | ||
 Urban | 147 | 41.5 |
 Rural | 207 | 58.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Akan | 138 | 38.9 |
 Ga/Dangme | 22 | 6.3 |
 Ewe | 67 | 19.1 |
 Mole-Dagbani | 111 | 31.3 |
 Other | 15 | 4.3 |
Parity | ||
 1–3 | 235 | 66.7 |
 4–6 | 101 | 28.5 |
 7+ | 17 | 4.8 |