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Table 2 Household characteristics and use of ITN among pregnant women in Ghana

From: Mixed effect analysis of factors influencing the use of insecticides treated bed nets among pregnant women in Ghana: evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey

Household Level factors

Weighted Sample n = 353

%

Sex of Household Head

 Male

272

77.1

 Female

81

22.9

Age of Household Head

 20–29

57

16.2

 30–39

125

35.4

 40–49

83

23.6

 50–59

44

12.4

 60–69

25

7.1

 70+

19

5.3

Household Wealth Quintile

 Poorest

78

22.0

 Poorer

74

21.0

 Middle

69

19.4

 Richer

66

18.6

 Richest

67

18.9

Household source of drinking water

 Improved source of drinking water

210

59.5

 Unimproved source of drinking water

143

40.5

Household type of toilet facility

 Improved toilet facility

234

66.1

 Unimproved toilet facility

120

33.9

Household type of cooking fuel

 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

81

22.9

 Charcoal

103

29.3

 Fuel wood

157

44.4

 Other cooking fuel

12

3.4

  1. Source: Computed from 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey (GMIS)