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Table 3 Perceptions of wall decorations and willingness to pay for durable wall lining materials in Angola and Nigeria

From: The development of insecticide-treated durable wall lining for malaria control: insights from rural and urban populations in Angola and Nigeria

Perceptions

Angola

Nigeria

Urban

Urban

Rural

Wall Decoration and Wall Lining Concept

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‘I don’t like my walls to be congested with things. I only like simple art work.’ Male 30+, urban Lagos.

‘If you come into my house now, the first thing you will see is the picture of my dad and mum when they wedded.’ Female 18–29 years, rural Enugu.

‘As for me I just love plain walls not because of any religious belief. I just like the natural wall painted.’ Female 18–29 years, urban Kano.

‘[durable wall lining]…I will be happy having something like that.’ Female 18–29 year, rural Kano.

‘I think there is something interesting about the concept that says, it’s going to be active for three to five years. That is something that has not been achieved in Nigeria. I don’t know about other countries.’ Male 30+, urban Kano.

‘In fact it is very fine because of the three to five years duration.’ Female 18–29 years, urban Lagos.

‘If it is not toxic and it is safe especially for children so that I can put it in any part of the house.’ IDI (Doctor), urban Enugu.

Delivery Systems and Control Product Costs

Before wall installations: majority of households willing to pay over 400KZ for a product to prevent malaria

‘If the producer can have a distributor or certified people that are selling it but if they put it in the open market, it will not be good, people may be cheated because there are a lot of untreated nets in the market and they can present it and say it is treated and you buying it will not know.’ IDI (Doctor), urban Kano.

‘It should be in the open markets where everybody can easily get it.’ Female 18–29 years, rural Enugu.

‘If it is sold for N2000, People will buy it.’ Pregnant female, rural Lagos.

Two weeks after wall installations (DL/ITPS households): 37% willing to pay 201-500KZ, 25% willing to pay 501-1000Kz and 24% willing to pay over 1000Kz for DL/ITPS

‘For my own room, I don’t think I can pay more than N1500.’ Male 30+, urban Lagos.

‘N5000 is okay.’ Male 18–29 years, rural Lagos.

One year after wall installations (DL/ITPS households): 38% willing to pay 501-1000Kz for DL/ITPS