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Table 5 Reasons for non-adherence to IRS.

From: What drives community adherence to indoor residual spraying (IRS) against malaria in Manhiça district, rural Mozambique: a qualitative study

 

Percentage of non-adherent HH

Year

2006

2007

2008

Round

Jan-Jun

Jul-Dec

Jul-Dec

Jan-Jun

Jul-Dec

Jan-Jun

Reason for non-adherence

      

Deliberate refusal

2.5

2.2

2.8

2.9

3.7

4.2

Absence

16.6

17.0

22.4

18.4

20.9

16.6

Brigade did not show up

78.8

76.5

67.9

70.1

70.7

73.7

Unknown

2.1

4.3

6.8

8.6

4.7

5.4

Total of non-adherent HH

11246

11341

11.045

11.058

10.457

10.828

  1. Reported reasons for not having the house sprayed within the previous 6 months among non-adherent households, according to the DSS database