title: Demographic Factors Associated with Insecticide Treated Net use Among Nigerian Women and Children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Malaria constitutes a major health problem, with children and pregnant women being the most vulnerable to its morbidity and mortality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the demographic factors associated with the use of insecticide-treated nets among children and pregnant women in Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was based on data drawn from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2008 on the use of insecticide-treated nets among women and children. The survey was conducted in 34070 households and a total of 10,724 women aged 15-49 years participated in the survey. Data were entered into Minitab version 15 and the chi-square test for independence was performed to show association between variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed that 49.8% of children and 44% of pregnant women present in households that owe insecticide-treated nets slept under them on the night before the survey. Sleeping under an insecticide-treated nets among children was associated with (P<0.05) the age of a child, geopolitical zone, and wealth quintile while the use of insecticide-treated nets among pregnant women was associated with the education level and wealth quintile of households.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study demonstrated that some demographic factors are associated with the use of ITNs among children and pregnant women in Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Asa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auta