Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets: Assessment of the Awareness and Utilization of Them among Antenatal Clinic Attendees in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic status of respondents.

Parameter	Frequency	Percentage
Age
<20	35	8.8
20–34	324	82.2
≥35	36	9.0
Parity
0	120	30.0
1–4	185	46.3
≥5	95	23.7
Marital status
Single	14	3.5
Married	369	92.3
Divorced/separated	9	2.2
Educational qualification
Primary	61	15.3
Secondary	243	60.7
Tertiary	96	24.0
Residence
Rural	160	40.0
Urban	240	60.0
Ethnicity
Igbo	180	95.0
Hausa	5	1.3
Yoruba	10	2.5
Others	5	1.3
Religion
Christianity	379	94.8
Islam	21	5.2
Occupation
Farming	24	6.0
House wife	95	23.8
Trading	114	28.5
Civil servant	167	41.8
Husband occupation
Nonskilled	140	35.0
Semiskilled	151	37.8
Skilled	109	27.2