Table 1 Demographic characteristics of households and bed net ownership, maintenance and utilization in Sauri, 2010
From: Physical condition of Olyset® nets after five years of utilization in rural western Kenya
n | % | n | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Household size | 1 | 14 | 7 | Location of surveyed net | |||
2 | 18 | 9 | Sleeping room | 164 | 82 | ||
3 | 23 | 11.5 | Living room | 22 | 11 | ||
4 | 19 | 9.5 | Kitchen | 14 | 7 | ||
5 | 21 | 10.5 | |||||
6 | 35 | 17.5 | Does the sleeping site need to be set up every night? | ||||
7 | 28 | 14 | Yes | 47 | 23.3 | ||
8 | 17 | 8.5 | No | 155 | 76.7 | ||
9+ | 21 | 12.5 | |||||
How is the bednet used? | |||||||
Number of nets in household | 1 | 43 | 23.5 | Hanging freely over the bed | 75 | 37.9 | |
2 | 70 | 34.3 | Hanging over the bed and tucked under the mat | 105 | 53 | ||
3 | 49 | 24 | Hanging freely over sleeping mat/mattress on the floor | 10 | 5.1 | ||
4 | 24 | 11.8 | Tucked under sleeping mat/mattress on the floor | 8 | 4 | ||
5+ | 18 | 6.4 | |||||
How frequently is the net washed? | |||||||
Head of household gender | Monthly | 8 | 44 | ||||
Female | 90 | 46 | Every 2-3 months | 10 | 5.6 | ||
Male | 106 | 54 | Three times a year | 41 | 22.8 | ||
Twice a year | 55 | 30.6 | |||||
Head of household age | Once a year | 42 | 23.3 | ||||
Mean | 58.4 | Period longer than a year | 24 | 13.3 | |||
Head of household education | How is the net washed? | ||||||
None | 106 | 58.6 | Cold water | 177 | 98.3 | ||
Primary school | 37 | 20 | Warm water | 1 | 0.6 | ||
Lower secondary school | 33 | 18.2 | Hot water | 2 | 1.1 | ||
Upper secondary school or higher | 5 | 2.8 | |||||
What soap is used to wash the net? | |||||||
Head of household occupation | No soap | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
Farmer | 154 | 79.4 | Locally made soap | 2 | 1.1 | ||
Salaried (professional, government, NGO) | 8 | 4.1 | Commercial bar soap | 135 | 73.4 | ||
Casual farm labor (does not own land) | 2 | 1 | Commercial powder soap | 46 | 25 | ||
Casual non-farm labor | 7 | 3.6 | |||||
Self-employment in household or business | 10 | 5.2 | Is net rubbed against rocks? | ||||
No occupation | 13 | 6.7 | Yes | 10 | 5.7 | ||
No | 166 | 94.3 | |||||
Rooms in house with sleeping sites | 1 | 49 | 24 | ||||
2 | 77 | 37.8 | Where was the net dried after washing? | ||||
3 | 60 | 29.4 | Outside under sun | 120 | 64.9 | ||
4+ | 18 | 8.9 | Outside under shade | 65 | 35.1 | ||
Number of sleeping sites in household | 1 | 26 | 12.8 | How clean is the net? | |||
2 | 50 | 24.5 | Clean | 24 | 12.1 | ||
3 | 46 | 22.5 | Slightly dirty | 115 | 57.8 | ||
4 | 37 | 18.1 | Very dirty | 60 | 30.2 | ||
5 | 32 | 15.7 | |||||
6+ | 13 | 6.4 | At least one household member positive for P. falciparum | ||||
No | 126 | 79.3 | |||||
How many people sleep under the net | 1 | 139 | 70.6 | Yes | 33 | 20.8 | |
2 | 43 | 21.8 | |||||
3 | 11 | 5.6 | |||||
4 | 4 | 2 | |||||