Table 1 Respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics and realised usage of IPTp

IPTp dose

Death of a child

Otherwise

3,731

78.2

Ever experienced

1,306

27.4

Optimal

1,041

21.8

Never experienced

3,466

72.6

Maternal age group

Timing of first antenatal care visit

15–24

1,472

30.8

First trimester

1,198

25.1

25–34

2,461

51.6

 s trimester

3,512

73.6

35+

839

17.6

Third trimester

62

1.3

Parity

Possession of mosquito bed net

Primiparity (one child)

984

20.6

No

1,323

27.7

Multiparity (2–4 children)

2,306

48.3

Yes

3,449

72.3

Grand multiparity (5 + children)

1,482

31.1

Actual sleeping under bed net

Maternal education

No

1,970

41.3

None

1,569

32.9

Yes

2,802

58.7

Primary

740

15.5

Place of residence

Secondary

1,917

40.2

Urban

2,216

46.4

Higher

546

11.4

Rural

2,556

53.6

Household wealth

Geo-political zone

Poorest

654

13.7

North-central

642

13.5

Poorer

923

19.3

North-east

822

17.2

Middle

1,044

21.9

North-west

1,539

32.2

Richer

1,092

22.9

South-east

628

13.2

Richest

1,059

22.2

South-south

415

8.7

Work status

South-west

726

15.2

Unemployed

1,597

33.5

Community literacy level

Employed

3,175

66.5

Low

1,569

32.9

Autonomy on own healthcare

Middle

1,551

32.5

Not autonomous

2,724

57.1

High

1,652

34.6

Autonomous

2,048

42.9

Proportion in community who perceived malaria is easy to treat

Health insurance enrolment

Low

1,576

33.0

Not enrolled

4,654

97.5

Middle

1,888

39.6

Enrolled

118

2.5

High

1,308

27.4

Partner education

Proportion in community who perceived malaria can cause death

None

1,380

28.9

Low

1,462

30.6

Primary

587

12.3

Middle

1,702

35.7

Secondary

1,834

38.4

High

1,608

33.7

Higher

971

20.4

Source of antenatal care

Public health facility

3,842

80.5

Private health facility

930

19.5