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Table 3 Assessment of perceptions on repellent use, effectiveness and cost after the study period

From: Feasibility of repellent use in a context of increasing outdoor transmission: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania

 

Repellent n (%)

Placebo n (%)

Total proportions/treatment

P- value

Reasons for non-compliance

    

Forgot

35 (70.00%)

89 (60.13%)

124 (62.63%)

0.241

Away in the field

13 (26.00%)

56 (37.83%)

69 (34.85%)

 

Don’t like repellent

1 (2.00%)

-

1 (0.51%)

 

No mosquitoes

1 (2.00%)

2 (1.35%)

3 (1.52%)

 

Ran out of repellent

-

-

-

 

Other

-

1 (0.67%)

1 (0.51%)

 

Perceptions about repellents

    

Effective

455 (98.69%)

208 (45.61%)

663 (72.30%)

<0.0001

Easily available

5 (1.08%)

50 (10.96%)

55 (6.00%)

 

Nice smell

-

99 (21.71%)

99 (10.80%)

 

Smooth on skin

-

98 (21.49%)

98 (10.69%)

 

Other

1 (0.21%)

1 (0.21%)

2 (0.22%)

 

Willingness to use repellent again

    

Yes

462 (99.78%)

463 (99.78%)

925 (99.78%)

0.999

No

1 (0.21%)

1 (0.21%)

2 (0.22%)

 

Willingness to pay

    

Yes

458 (99.78%)

455 (98.48%)

913 (99.13%)

0.034

No

1 (0.21%)

7 (1.51%)

8 (0.87%)

 

Perceived cost of repellent

    

< 0.6 USD

99 (21.80%)

111(26.74%)

210 (24.17%)

0.023

0.6 – 1.2 USD

280 (61.67%)

212 (51.08%)

492 (56.62%)

 

1.2 – 1.8 USD

61 (13.43%)

75 (18.07%)

136 (15.65%)

 

1.8 – 3.05 USD

13 (2.86%)

17 (4.09%)

30 (3.45%)

 

> 3.05 USD

1(0.22%)

-

1 (0.12%)

 

Amount participants were willing to pay

   

0.347

< 0.30 USD

388 (83.43%)

402 (87.77%)

790 (86.06%)

 

0.30 – 0.60 USD

64 (13.91%)

52 (11.35%)

116 (12.64%)

 

0.60 – 1.20 USD

7 (1.52%)

4 (0.87%)

11 (1.20%)

 

1.20 – 1.52 USD

1 (0.21%)

-

1 (0.11%)

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