Table 6 Most important reported reasons for non-use of registered LLINs by region
Reported reason | Percent of un-used LLINs | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern | Highlands | Momase | Islands | Overall | ||
Net spared/reserved | 55.8 | 28.0 | 45.4 | 19.2 | 37.0 | <0.001 |
User did not sleep here | 7.2 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 0.165 |
No mosquitoes | 9.4 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 16.3 | 9.0 | 0.187 |
Too hot | 12.9 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 19.8 | 8.9 | 0.002 |
Indifferent/opposed to net use | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 0.006 |
Net expired/damaged | 3.1 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.022 |
House factors/space | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.071 |
Net dirty/being washed | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.186 |
Other vector control method preferred | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.690 |
Perceived absence of malaria | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.076 |
Afraid of smoke/fire damaging the net | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.141 |