Table 1 Percentage distribution of respondents' socio-demographic characteristics
From: Relationship between care-givers' misconceptions and non-use of ITNs by under-five Nigerian children
| Â | % Frequency/Mean(SD) | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Urban | Rural | Total/Mean(SD) |
Age of caregivers | Â | Â | Â |
   15 - 19 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 421 |
   20 - 24 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 1155 |
   25 - 29 | 26.9 | 23.3 | 1629 |
   30 and above | 51.4 | 50.2 | 3308 |
Age continuous: mean (SD) | 31.29 (8.93) | 30.95 (9.47) | 31.11(9.23) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 14.3 | 27.2 | 1533 |
   Qur'anic only | 10.2 | 15.7 | 951 |
   Primary | 20.1 | 23.3 | 1575 |
   Secondary | 41.1 | 26.9 | 2419 |
   Higher | 14.2 | 6.9 | 745 |
Geopolitical Zones | Â | Â | Â |
   North West | 16.4 | 19.7 | 1313 |
   North East | 17.3 | 22.5 | 1453 |
   North Central | 18.5 | 19.6 | 1379 |
   South West | 22.2 | 8.5 | 1072 |
   South East | 11.1 | 14.9 | 946 |
   South South | 14.5 | 14.8 | 1060 |
Knowledge of symptoms of malaria | Â | Â | Â |
   Hotness of the body/high temperature | 97.5 | 98.0 | 7062 |
   Dark coloured urine | 83.3 | 85.0 | 6081 |
   Joint pains | 81.5 | 83.4 | 5959 |
   Headache | 90.8 | 92.5 | 6625 |
   Loss of appetite | 89.5 | 90.0 | 6485 |
   Vomiting | 79.6 | 81.2 | 5810 |
   Weakness/dizziness | 83.8 | 86.3 | 6148 |
   Talking nonsense/disorientation | 41.8 | 47.2 | 3226 |
   Difficulty in breathing | 41.1 | 49.7 | 3301 |
   Coma | 33.8 | 38.1 | 2605 |
   Persistent vomiting/vomiting everything | 47.7 | 50.5 | 3552 |