From: An exploratory study of treated-bed nets in Timor-Leste: patterns of intended and alternative usage
Topic | Quote | District |
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Causes of malaria | "Littering and rubbish everywhere." (Woman) | Dili |
 | "According to me the flies also could produce malaria if we did not keep our food safely on the table while ready to eat." (Woman) | Manatuto |
 | "Not neatly folding the clothes." (Woman) | Manatuto |
 | "Malaria is from mosquitoes, rubbish, and flies." (Man) | Manatuto |
 | "Many germs in the water tanks" (Woman) | Covalima |
ITN Effectiveness | "Yes, they protect us from malaria." (Men and women) | All sites |
 | "No! They do not protect us. Although we use the nets, we are still exposed to malaria!" (Woman) | Dili |
 | "We have used mosquito nets for a long time, but we are always out of house in the garden." (Woman) |    Covalima |
ITN Usage, Likes and Dislikes | "For us it is hot, but we need to use it anyway." (Woman) | Dili |
 | "My father, he does not like it because the net always challenges him when waking up on the morning." (Woman) | Manatuto |
 | "I do not feel comfortable because the net is too small." (Man) | Manatuto |
 | "No problem- for us living in the mountains, we feel comfortable using mosquito nets." (Man) | Manatuto |
 | "Our husbands like it because they are also scared of mosquitoes." (Woman) | Covalima |
 | "Oh, no one does not like to sleep in a mosquito net! Because if you do not use mosquito nets when sleeping, the mosquito's voice will make us not sleep well and does not make it safe to sleep." (Woman) | Covalima |
 | "Yes, it is very easy use- no problem." (Man) | Covalima |
 | "We like it because the mosquito can not bite us." (Man) | Covalima |