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Table 1 Characteristics of bed nets owned during the cross-sectional survey (December 2009-April 2010)

From: Physical condition and maintenance of mosquito bed nets in Kwale County, coastal Kenya

Variable

N = 1849

% bed nets

Age in years*

  

0

69

3.7

1

567

30.7

2

361

19.5

3

222

12.0

4

337

18.2

≥5

197

10.7

Don’t know

96

5.2

Colour

  

Blue

1227

66.4

Green

141

7.6

White

481

26.0

Shape

  

Rectangle

1499

81.1

Round

348

18.8

Fabric

  

Polyethylene

1255

67.9

Polyester

594

32.1

Size

  

Extra large

64

3.5

Large

1429

77.3

Medium

24

1.3

Small

41

2.2

Don’t know

291

15.7

Source

  

Government

1173

63.4

Retail

422

22.8

Others

200

10.8

Don’t know

54

3.0

Cost

  

Free

1100

59.5

≤ 50 KES

250

13.5

≥100 KES

399

21.6

Don’t know

100

5.4

Brand

  

Olyset (LLIN)

1257

68.0

PermaNet (LLIN)

144

7.8

Supanet extra (LLIN)

21

1.1

Others

155

8.4

Don’t know

272

14.7

Frequency of use

  

0-2 times/week

162

8.8

3-4 times/week

53

2.9

5-7 times/week

1620

88.3

  1. *Nets acquired in 2010 were assigned age 0 because the survey ended in April, 2010.