Research Article
Use of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net among Pregnant Women and Guardians of Children under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Description | Total | Percentage (%) | |
| Education level | No education | 1040 | 20.2 | Primary school level | 1215 | 23.6 | Secondary school+ | 2552 | 49.7 | College | 331 | 6.4 |
| Age | 15–19 | 472 | 9.3 | 20–24 | 1055 | 20.8 | 25–29 | 1227 | 24.2 | 30–34 | 984 | 19.4 | 35–39 | 691 | 13.6 | 40–44 | 325 | 6.4 | 45+ | 313 | 6.2 |
| Marital status | Single | 417 | 8.1 | Married | 3502 | 68.8 | Married poly | 378 | 7.4 | Divorced/widowed | 148 | 2.9 | Widows | 138 | 2.7 | Free union | 509 | 10.0 |
| Residence-urban | No | 1971 | 38.4 | Yes | 3167 | 61.6 |
| Occupation | Housewife | 1804 | 35.5 | No job | 522 | 10.3 | Employees | 415 | 8.2 | Farmer | 1005 | 19.8 | Small business | 669 | 13.2 | Others | 660 | 13.0 |
| Religion | Islam | 159 | 3.1 | Catholic | 1556 | 30.6 | Protestant | 1064 | 20.9 | New movement | 1795 | 35.3 | Kimbanguists | 227 | 4.5 | Black Church | 55 | 1.1 | Animists | 8 | 0.2 | Others | 221 | 4.3 |
| Socioeconomic status | Low | 2184 | 42.5 | Average | 1479 | 28.8 | High | 1475 | 28.7 |
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Based on the Amenities and Possession Index.
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