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Table 3 Characteristics of refusers

From: “My children and I will no longer suffer from malaria”: a qualitative study of the acceptance and rejection of indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tanzania

 

Gender

Total

Male n(%)

Female n(%)

Age

 

Below 20 years

0

0

0

20-29 years

4 (16.7)

3 (14.3)

7 (15.5)

30-39 years

4 (16.7)

10 (47.6)

14 (31.1)

40-49 years

5 (20.8)

4 (19.0)

9 (20.0)

50+ years

11 (45.8)

4 (19.0)

15 (33.3)

Education level

 

None

2 (8.3)

2 (9.5)

4 (8.8)

Primary

18 (75.0)

17 (81.0)

35 (77.7)

Secondary

3 (12.5)

2 (9.7)

5 (11.1)

Above secondary

1 (4.2)

0

1 (2.2)