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Table 2 Characteristics of the households included in the study (years 2008 and 2009)

From: Determinants of bed net use in children under five and household bed net ownership on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

 

2008

2009

 

n (%)

n (%)

Households surveyed

1517(47.26)

1693(52.74)

Households owning at least one net

  

   Yes

1380 (96.6)

1073(64.8)

   No

49(3.4)

582(35.2)

Household owning at least one ITN

  

   Yes

1169(81.8)

774(46.8)

   No

260 (18.2)

881(53.2)

Household socioeconomic status

  

   lowest

360(54.9)

296(45.12)

   2nd quintile

327(49.8)

330(50.23)

   3rd quintile

314(49.37)

322(50.63)

   4rd quintile

283(45.65)

337(54.35)

   highest

233(36.35)

408(63.65)

Area

  

   urban

557 (36.3)

979(63.7)

   rural

960 (57.4)

714(42.7)

Education of head of household

  

   none

40(25.0)

120(75.0)

   1-4

178(66.4)

90(33.6)

   5-9

895(50.9)

865(59.2)

   > 9

366(40.2)

544(59.8)

Household size (mean and SD1)

5.7(2.5)

5.6 (2.3)

Age members of household (mean and SD1)

20.1 (8.6)

17.2(5.7)

Rooms per household (mean and SD1)

4.3 (2.0)

4.4 (1.8)

Beds per household (mean and SD1)

2.8(1.5)

2.4 (1.2)

Age head of household (mean and SD1)

39.1(17.5)

39.2(16.3)

  1. 1SD = Standard Deviation.