Table 1 Attribute of household and characteristics of long-lasting insecticide-treated net ownership and use in four sub-districts in Bhutan, 2013
Attribute | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Male | 2,612 | 48.6 |
Female | 2,767 | 51.4 |
Children <5Â years | 555 | 10.3 |
Children 6-12 years | 902 | 16.8 |
Young adults 13-24 years | 1,090 | 20.3 |
Adults >25Â years | 2,831 | 52.6 |
Income * | ||
<Nu 1,500 | 474 | 38.9 |
Nu 1,501-3,000 | 331 | 27.2 |
Nu 3,001-5,000 | 184 | 15.1 |
Nu 5,001-10,000 | 122 | 10.0 |
>Nu 10,000 | 108 | 8.9 |
Ownership of household items | ||
Television | 724 | 59.3 |
Refrigerator | 625 | 51.2 |
Rice cooker | 1,090 | 89.3 |
Curry cooker | 973 | 79.7 |
Boiler | 167 | 13.7 |
Other things | 40 | 3.3 |
Types of house | ||
Hut** | 223 | 18.3 |
Wood and mud | 363 | 29.7 |
Stone and wood | 166 | 13.6 |
Bricks and cement | 470 | 38.5 |
Socio-economic quintile of household | ||
Most poor | 282 | 23.1 |
More poor | 208 | 17.1 |
Poor | 297 | 24.3 |
Less poor | 373 | 30.6 |
Least poor | 60 | 4.9 |
LLINs owned by household | ||
Yes | 1,203 | 99.0 |
No | 12 | 1.0 |
Members of households sleeping regularly under LLINs | ||
Yes | 1,145 | 93.9 |
No | 75 | 6.1 |
Period when LLINs were not used | ||
Summer months | 10 | 14.7 |
Both summer and winter months | 4 | 5.9 |
Winter months | 53 | 77.9 |
Others | 1 | 1.5 |
Respondents slept under LLINs the night before the survey | ||
Yes | 1,190 | 98.4 |
No | 20 | 1.7 |
Frequency of LLIN washing | ||
<6Â months | 27 | 2.2 |
Every six months | 806 | 67.0 |
7-8 months | 15 | 1.3 |
>9Â months | 164 | 13.6 |
Never | 191 | 15.9 |
Action taken in case net was torn | ||
Sleep without bed nets | 5 | 0.4 |
Repair the bed nets | 1,135 | 94.3 |
Buy a new bed net | 32 | 2.7 |
Do not know | 23 | 1.9 |
Hanging of LLINs kept during day | ||
Hang in the sleeping place | 1,161 | 96.6 |
Keep in cardboard or box | 36 | 3.0 |
Keep in other place | 4 | 0.3 |
Location of households from the nearest health centre | ||
<1Â h walking distance | 856 | 70.2 |
1-3Â h walking distance | 333 | 27.3 |
>3Â h walking distance | 31 | 2.5 |