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.

CharacteristicsDescriptionTotalPercentage (%)

Education levelNo education104020.2
Primary school level121523.6
Secondary school+255249.7
College3316.4

Age15–194729.3
20–24105520.8
25–29122724.2
30–3498419.4
35–3969113.6
40–443256.4
45+3136.2

Marital statusSingle4178.1
Married350268.8
Married poly3787.4
Divorced/widowed1482.9
Widows1382.7
Free union50910.0

Residence-urbanNo197138.4
Yes316761.6

OccupationHousewife180435.5
No job52210.3
Employees4158.2
Farmer100519.8
Small business66913.2
Others66013.0

ReligionIslam1593.1
Catholic155630.6
Protestant106420.9
New movement179535.3
Kimbanguists2274.5
Black Church551.1
Animists80.2
Others2214.3

Socioeconomic statusLow218442.5
Average147928.8
High147528.7

Based on the Amenities and Possession Index.