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Table 2 Household characteristics for control and intervention sites at baseline and endline

From: Impact of a behaviour change intervention on long-lasting insecticidal net care and repair behaviour and net condition in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

 

N

Baseline control (%)

Baseline intervention (%)

p*

n

Endline control (%)

Endline intervention (%)

p*

No. of children under five

432

  

0.219

539

  

0.737

1

 

30.4

41.4

  

34.8

34.6

 

2

 

36.4

32.1

  

30.4

30.0

 

3

 

15.7

14.4

  

19.9

17.1

 

4+

 

17.5

12.1

  

14.9

18.4

 

Household is polygamous

591

57.6

47.6

0.291

709

42.0

64.7

0.0002

Level of education of head of household

591

  

0.465

709

  

0.345

Non-literate

 

52.2

49.0

  

52.7

47.5

 

Some primary

 

14.5

18.7

  

22.1

27.3

 

Some secondary

 

21.2

24.8

  

20.6

17.5

 

Some higher education

 

12.1

7.5

  

4.6

7.7

 

Own radio

591

74.4

83.0

0.071

709

87.4

85.5

0.669

Own TV

591

36.7

33.7

0.686

709

23.1

29.0

0.329

Own at least 1 mosquito net

591

92.9

87.8

0.304

709

100

100

1.000

Own at least 1 LLIN

591

87.5

82.6

0.409

709

98.1

97.0

0.442

Population access to an LLIN within the household

591

44.9

41.3

0.076

709

39.0

40.7

0.839

HH ever had hole in nets

576

49.5

45.3

0.576

709

76.5

72.7

0.555

From tears

273

37.1

40

0.6387

531

57.1

50.9

0.4342

From corner ripping

273

20.3

14.6

0.3082

531

42.9

40.7

0.6917

From burns

273

2.1

6.2

0.1048

531

11.8

8.3

0.2527

From rats

273

17.5

27.7

0.1766

531

60.6

55.6

0.439

  1. *Pearson Chi-square.