Socio-demographic variables and utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed Net among pregnant women in Southern Cross River State, Nigeria (Published)
This study investigated socio-demographic variables and utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women in Southern Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05level of significance. There was a detailed review of related literature on the variables of the study. Survey research design was employed in the study. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the health facilities used for the study while the systematic random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the health facilities used for the study while the systematic random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the seven hundred and forty one respondents used for the study. A structured questionnaire was the instrument utilized for data collection. The instrument was subjected to validity by relevant experts. Cronbach alpha method was employed to establish the reliability of the research instrument. Totest the various hypotheses that were formulated for the study, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson product moment correlation statistics were utilized for analysis of data. The result obtained from data analysis and hypotheses testing in the study revealed that there was a significant influence of age, educational status on utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women. it was recommended among other that pregnant women across various groups especially the younger ones should be adequately sensitized on the need to effectively utilize insecticide treated nets in order to prevent the incidence of malaria during pregnancy
Keywords: Nigeria, Pregnant Women, Socio-Demographic Variables, southern Cross River State, treated bed net, utilization of insecticide