Table 3 Households' (HHs) knowledge on norms of using insecticidal bed nets by study areas%
South-eastern districts | North-eastern districts | χ2 value (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 2011 | 2008 | 2011 | |||
a | b | c | d | a vs b | c vs d | |
Norms of using LLINs/ITNs by HHs | ||||||
LLINs/ITNs to be hanged just before evening starts | 21.9 | 54.1 | 7.2 | 43.7 | 491.3 (485.3-497.4) | 848.8 (837.4-860.3) |
Three/four washes in a year | 30.6 | 28.3 | 12.0 | 35.6 | 3.0 (0.5-18.7) | 5437.8 (5345.3-5532.0) |
No wash directly in the pond or canal water | 31.6 | 32.8 | 11.8 | 58.0 | 0.77 (0.1-7.8) | 1202.8 (1185.9-1220.0) |
Not to keep in the sun after washing | 20.4 | 39.5 | 7.7 | 58.3 | 191.1 (189.2-193.2) | 1450.8 (1429.9-1472.0) |
Knows all norms of LLINs/ITNs use | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 52.2 (51.8-52.6) | 16.5 (16.4-16.6) |
N | 1,701 | 3,724 | 2,059 | 4,171 | ||