Table 1 Possession of Mosquito nets: Households that own at least one mosquito net
Background characteristic | Percent of households that own at least one net | Total number households sampled | Percentage of children under age 5 living with mothers who: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
usually sleep under a mosquito net | slept under a mosquito net last night | Number | |||
Region | |||||
Central | 15.3 | 2,603 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 2,173 |
Eastern | 15.4 | 2,106 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 2,305 |
Northern | 14.6 | 1,191 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 1,316 |
Western | 5.5 | 1,985 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1,878 |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 32.9 | 1,174 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 821 |
Rural | 9.2 | 6,711 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6,850 |
Altitude in meters | |||||
1000–1500 m | 14.6 | 5,642 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 5,398 |
1500–2000 m | 9.5 | 1,758 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 1,855 |
2000–3000 m | 3.1 | 485 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 419 |
Wealth Index Quintile | |||||
Lowest | 7.1 | 1,772 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 1,745 |
Next to lowest | 10.2 | 1,636 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 1,678 |
Middle | 7.0 | 1,475 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 1,565 |
Next to highest | 8.1 | 1,449 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1,457 |
Highest | 31.9 | 1,554 | 20.3 | 17.9 | 1,228 |
Sex of household head | |||||
Male | 12.9 | 5,714 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 3,814 |
Female | 12.5 | 2,171 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 3,858 |
Total | 12.8 | 7,885 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7,672 |