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Table 1 Respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics (N = 380)

From: An information-motivation-behavioural skills analysis of long-lasting insecticidal net use among pregnant women in a hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria

Socio-demographic characteristics

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age group (years)

 26 and below

208

54.7

 27 and above

172

45.3

 Total

380

(100.0)

Ethnicity

 Kanuri

136

(35.8)

 Hausa

59

(15.5)

 Babur

33

(8.7)

 Fulani

39

(10.3)

 Others

113

(29.7)

 Total

380

(100.0)

Education

 None

156

(41.1)

 Primary

67

(17.6)

 Secondary

108

(28.4)

 Tertiary

49

(12.9)

 Total

380

(100.0)

Occupation status

 Employed

172

(45.3)

 Not employed

208

(54.7)

 Total

380

(100.0)

Income level

 Below minimum wage

351

(92.4)

 At/above minimum wage

29

(7.6)

 Total

380

(100.0)

Type of residence

 Permanent resident

279

(73.4)

 Internally displaced

101

(26.6)

 Total

380

(100.0)