| Background characteristics | 2006 | 2018 | ||
| Percentage | # of children | Percentage | # of children | |
| ITN use | ||||
| No | 78.5 | 10,554 | 22.7 | 2779 |
| Yes | 21.5 | 2891 | 77.3 | 9476 |
| Region of residence | ||||
| Alibori | 8.9 | 1200 | 13.7 | 1676 |
| Atacora | 7.3 | 988 | 8.9 | 1094 |
| Atlantique | 11.4 | 1526 | 11.3 | 1384 |
| Borgou | 10.3 | 1386 | 13.3 | 1633 |
| Collines | 7.2 | 970 | 6.4 | 788 |
| Couffo | 8.4 | 1124 | 6.6 | 813 |
| Donga | 4 | 534 | 6.6 | 803 |
| Littoral | 6.3 | 852 | 4.4 | 543 |
| Mono | 5.8 | 779 | 4.5 | 550 |
| Ouémé | 13.8 | 1853 | 8.9 | 1089 |
| Plateau | 5.1 | 689 | 5.9 | 722 |
| Zou | 11.5 | 1544 | 9.5 | 1160 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 33.9 | 4561 | 38.9 | 4766 |
| Rural | 66.1 | 8884 | 61.1 | 7488 |
| Househld wealth quintile | ||||
| Lowest | 22.4 | 3010 | 21.6 | 2642 |
| Second | 20.4 | 2747 | 20 | 2456 |
| Middle | 20.8 | 2791 | 20.2 | 2470 |
| Fourth | 19.9 | 2677 | 20 | 2449 |
| Highest | 16.5 | 2220 | 18.3 | 2237 |
| Household size | ||||
| 1 - 4 persons | 26.1 | 3510 | 21.7 | 2662 |
| 5 - 6 persons | 30.2 | 4060 | 29 | 3559 |
| 7 - 9 persons | 24.7 | 3322 | 25.7 | 3144 |
| 10 persons & more | 19 | 2553 | 23.6 | 2889 |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Adja and Affiliate | 17.3 | 2331 | 12.8 | 1573 |
| Bariba and Dendi | 12.3 | 1659 | 18.3 | 2241 |
| Fon and Affiliate | 42.3 | 5688 | 33.5 | 4105 |
| Lokpa and Bétamaribè | 10.8 | 1445 | 9.6 | 1178 |
| Peulh and Affiliate | 6.4 | 854 | 10.6 | 1297 |
| Yoruba and Affiliate | 10.4 | 1401 | 10.1 | 1233 |
| Other | 0.5 | 67 | 5.1 | 627 |
| Religion | ||||
| Traditional | 19.6 | 2632 | 9.6 | 1181 |
| Islam | 23.2 | 3122 | 33.9 | 4150 |
| Catholic | 25.2 | 3388 | 19.8 | 2429 |
| Protestant/Celestial | 14.5 | 1945 | 16.1 | 1973 |
| Other Christian religion | 10.2 | 1372 | 13.7 | 1674 |
| Other | 7.3 | 986 | 6.9 | 848 |
| Mother education level | ||||
| No education | 75 | 10083 | 65.8 | 8061 |
| Primary | 17.4 | 2346 | 18 | 2207 |
| Secondary | 7.1 | 948 | 14.9 | 1821 |
| University | 0.5 | 68 | 1.3 | 165 |
| Mother’s age (in years) | ||||
| 15 - 19 | 3.7 | 502 | 4.4 | 536 |
| 20 - 24 | 18.9 | 2544 | 20.7 | 2540 |
| 25 - 29 | 31.8 | 4271 | 30.7 | 3763 |
| 30 - 34 | 23.5 | 3156 | 21.5 | 2639 |
| 35 - 39 | 13.8 | 1860 | 14.3 | 1750 |
| 40 - 44 | 6 | 808 | 6 | 733 |
| 45 - 49 | 2.3 | 304 | 2.4 | 293 |
| Mother’s occupation | ||||
| None | 12,2 | 1641 | 17.1 | 2099 |
| Professional | 1,5 | 201 | 3 | 366 |
| Traders | 40,9 | 5504 | 32.3 | 3955 |
| Women farmers | 38,1 | 5121 | 23.4 | 2865 |
| Services | - | - | 11.6 | 1427 |
| Manual workers (skilled & unskilled) | 7.3 | 979 | 11.1 | 1354 |
| Other | - | - | 1.5 | 189 |
| Child’s age (in month) | ||||
| < 12 | 23 | 3095 | 23.9 | 2927 |
| 12 - 23 | 21.2 | 2851 | 20.3 | 2493 |
| 24 - 35 | 18.9 | 2535 | 18.8 | 2299 |
| 36 - 47 | 19.9 | 2678 | 19 | 2324 |
| 48 - 59 | 17 | 2286 | 18 | 2211 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 50.3 | 6768 | 50.7 | 6215 |
| Female | 49.7 | 6677 | 49.3 | 6040 |
| Total | 100 | 13,445 | 100 | 12,255 |