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

Table 4

Association of sociodemographic characteristics with malaria prevalence among SAC in Oye and Ikole LGAs.

Variables	Malaria Prevalence
	Oye (%)			Ikole (%)
	Yes n = 223	No n = 434	Total N = 657	Yes n = 221	No n = 435	Total N = 656
Age
6–8	75 (11.4)	169 (25.7)	244 (37.1)	79 (12.0)	167 (25.5)	246 (37.5)
9–11	89 (13.6)	157 (23.9)	246 (37.4)	82 (12.5)	156 (23.8)	238 (36.3)
>11	59 (9.0)	108 (16.4)	167 (25.4)	60 (9.1)	112 (17.1)	172 (26.2)
	χ^2 = 1.810,			χ^2 = 0.445,
Gender
Male	124 (18.9)	212(32.3)	336 (51.1)	132 (20.1)	219 (33.4)	351 (53.5)
Female	99 (15.1)	222 (33.8)	321 (48.9)	89 (13.6)	216 (32.9)	305 (46.5)
	χ^2 = 2.692,			χ^2 = 5.187,
Mother’s education
Primary	30 (4.6)	72 (11.0)	102 (15.5)	31 (4.7)	41 (6.3)	72 (11.0)
Secondary	176 (26.8)	253 (38.5)	429 (65.3)	185 (28.2)	225 (34.3)	410 (62.5)
Tertiary	17 (2.6)	109 (16.6)	126 (19.2)	5 (0.8)	169 (25.8)	174 (26.5)
	χ^2 = 34.036,			χ^2 = 100.780,
Mother’s occupation
Farmer	19 (2.9)	50 (7.6)	69 (10.5)	6 (0.9)	23 (3.5)	29 (4.4)
Trader	46 (7.0)	101 (15.4)	147 (22.4)	10 (1.5)	21 (3.2)	31 (4.7)
Self-employed	113 (17.2)	141 (21.5)	254 (38.7)	205 (31.3)	194 (29.6)	399 (60.8)
Civil service	39 (5.9)	129 (19.6)	168 (25.6)	0 (0)	197 (30.0)	197 (30.0)
Others	6 (0.9)	13 (2.0)	19 (2.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
	χ^2 = 22.993,			χ^2 = 158.196,
Religion
Christianity	183 (27.9)	350 (53.3)	533 (81.1)	196 (29.9)	364 (55.5)	560 (85.4)
Islam	40 (6.1)	84 (12.8)	124 (18.9)	25 (3.8)	71 (10.8)	96 (14.6)
	χ^2 = 0.193,			χ^2 = 2.944,
Ethnicity
Yoruba	209 (31.8)	401 (61.0)	610 (92.8)	211 (32.2)	411 (62.7)	622 (94.8)
Igbo	10 (1.5)	27 (4.1)	37 (5.6)	8 (1.2)	17 (2.6)	25 (3.8)
Hausa	4 (0.6)	6 (0.9)	10 (1.5)	2 (0.3)	7 (1.1)	9 (1.4)
	χ^2 = 0.981,			χ^2 = 0.577,
Household size
≤4	182 (27.7)	176 (26.8)	358 (54.5)	212 (32.3)	210 (32.0)	422 (64.3)
>4	41 (6.2)	258 (39.3)	299 (45.5)	9 (1.4)	225 (34.3)	234 (35.7)
	χ^2 = 100.155,			χ^2 = 145.016,
Access to electricity
Yes	222 (33.8)	253 (38.5)	475 (72.3)	221 (33.7)	258 (39.3)	479 (73,0)
No	1 (0.2)	181 (27.6)	182 (27.7)	0 (0)	177 (27.0)	177 (27.0)
	χ^2 = 125.194,			χ^2 = 123.153,