UTILIZATION OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NET AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

Objective: to assess the knowledge on malaria, ownership and utilization of itn among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in etsako east lga, edo state.methodology: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using a structured interviewers' administered pre-tested questionnaire among 305 consenting pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in etsako west lga of edo state. data collected were analyzed using spss version 16.0.results: a total of 305 pregnant women with a mean age of 28.7 ± 6 . 5 years participated in the study. majority 265 (86.9%) of the respondents had good knowledge on how malaria is transmitted, although a substantial proportion 200 (65.6%) had a poor knowledge on its effect on pregnancy. itn ownership was low, as only 80 (26.2%) owned an itn and among those that had one utilisation was equally low17 (21.3%) .conclusion: the study revealed a relatively good knowledge on transmission of malaria among respondents'. however ownership and utilization was low majorly due to unavailability of itns.