Relationship between the Usage of Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets (LLITNs) and Malaria Prevalence among School-Age Children in Southwestern Nigeria

Table 3

Association of sociodemographic characteristics with usage of LLITNs in Oye and Ikole LGAs.

Variables	Usage
	Oye (%)			Ikole (%)
	Yes n = 525	No n = 132	Total N = 657	Yes n = 564	No n = 92	Total = 656
Age
6–8	199 (30.3)	45 (6.8)	244 (37.1)	212 (32.3)	34 (5.2)	246 (37.5)
9–11	193 (29.4)	53 (8.1)	246 (37.4)	201 (30.6)	37 (5.60	238 (36.3)
>11	133 (20.2)	34 (5.2)	167 (25.4)	151 (23.0)	21 (3.2)	172 (26.2)
	χ^2 = 0.744,			χ^2 = 0.936,
Gender
Male	270 (41.1)	66 (10.0)	336 (51.1)	307 (46.8)	44 (6.7)	351 (53.5)
Female	255 (38.8)	66 (10.0)	321 (48.9)	257 (39.2)	48 (7.3)	305 (46.5)
	χ = 0.086,			χ^2 = 1.388,
Mother’s education
Primary	81 (12.3)	21 (3.2)	102 (15.5)	65 (9.9)	7 (1.1)	72 (11.0)
Secondary	351 (53.4)	78 (11.9)	429 (65.3)	361 (55.0)	49 (7.5)	410 (62.5)
Tertiary	93 (14.2)	33 (5.0)	126 (19.2)	138 (21.1)	36 (5.5)	174 (26.5)
	χ^2 = 3.909,			χ^2 = 8.978,
Mother’s occupation
Farmer	59 (9.0)	10 (1.5)	69 (10.5)	25 (3.8)	4 (0.6)	29 (4.4)
Trader	119 (18.1)	28 (4.3)	147 (22.4)	29 (4.4)	2 (0.3)	31 (4.7)
Self-employed	205 (31.2)	49 (7.5)	254 (38.7)	354 (54)	45 (6.9)	399 (60.8)
Civil service	127 (19.3)	41 (6.2)	168 (25.6)	156 (23.8)	41 (6.3)	197 (30.0)
Others	15 (2.3)	4 (0.6)	19 (2.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
	χ^2 = 3.506^‡,			χ^2 = 11.499^‡,
Religion
Christianity	421 (64.1)	112 (17.0)	533 (81.1)	480 (73.2)	80 (12.2)	560 (85.4)
Islam	104 (15.8)	20 (3.0)	124 (18.9)	84 (12.8)	12 (1.9)	96 (14.6)
	χ^2 = 1.495,			χ = 0.217,
Ethnicity
Yoruba	495 (75.3)	115 (17.5)	610 (92.8)	541 (82.5)	81 (12.3)	622 (94.8)
Igbo	29 (4.4)	8 (1.2)	37 (5.6)	19 (2.9)	6 (0.9)	25 (3.8)
Hausa	1 (0.2)	9 (1.4)	10 (1.5)	4 (0.6)	5 (0.8)	9 (1.4)
	χ^2 = 31.078^‡, p<0.001			χ^2 = 15.456^‡,
Household size
≤4	265 (40.3)	93 (14.2)	358 (54.5)	338 (51.5)	84 (12.8)	422 (64.3)
>4	260 (40.0)	39 (5.9)	299 (45.5)	226 (34.5)	8 (1.2)	234 (35.7)
	χ^2 = 16.977,			χ^2 = 33.933,
Access to electricity
Yes	360 (54.8)	115 (17.5)	475 (72.3)	393 (60.0)	86 (13.1)	479 (73.0)
No	165 (25.1)	17 (2.6)	182 (27.7)	171 (26.1)	6 (0.9)	177 (27.0)
	χ^2 = 18.122,			χ^2 = 22.736,

‡ = Fisher’s exact test.