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 4

ITN ownership and utilization among groups vulnerable in the different provinces.

ITN ownershipITN utilization
All participantsPregnant womenUnder five
NoyesNoYesNoYesNoYes

Total896 (18.4)3985 (81.6)971 (21.4)3574 (78.6)574 (28.6)1434 (71.4)2130 (31.8)4568 (68.2)
Kinshasa70 (16.2)365 (83.9)87 (21.2)323 (78.8)40 (32.3)84 (67.7)169 (29.1)411 (70.9)
Bas Congo34 (10.9)281 (89.2)46 (16.0)241 (84.0)40 (33.6)79 (66.4)80 (26.0)228 (74.0)
Bandundu243 (24.6)749 (75.5)262 (27.8)682 (72.2)104 (29.8)245 (70.2)476 (37.8)783 (62.2)
Equateur187 (19.7)761 (80.2)199 (21.5)728 (78.5)98 (27.3)261 (72.7)406 (33.1)821 (66.9)
Province Orientale58 (08.1)657 (91.9)64 (10.0)578 (90.0)51 (18.4)226 (81.6)293 (26.5)811 (73.5)
Maniema37 (21.9)132 (78.1)32 (24.1)101 (75.9)13 (18.6)57 (81.4)113 (40.8)164 (59.2)
Kasai Oriental115 (13.8)720 (86.2)139 (18.9)596 (81.1)91 (28.1)233 (71.9)281 (25.4)825 (74.6)
Kasai Occidental151 (32.1)320 (67.9)142 (30.8)319 (69.2)137 (35.5)249 (64.5)312 (37.3)525 (62.7)