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Table 3 Determinants of non-use

From: Determinants of the use of insecticide-treated bed nets on islands of pre- and post-malaria elimination: an application of the health belief model in Vanuatu

Low perceived susceptibility

Perceived barriers

Beliefs

Islands

QL

QT

Beliefs

Islands

QL

QT

Dry season

Am

An

QL

QT

Excessive heat

Am

An

QL

 

An

QT

Perceived low mosquito density

Am

An

QL

QT

Dislike of the insecticide

Am

An

QL

 

Low risk of infection

Am

An

QL

QT

Inconvenience of hanging nets

Am

An

QL

QT

Perceived absence of malaria

Am

 

OL

 

Nets in poor condition

Am

An

QL

QT

Disappearance of mosquitoes carrying malaria

Am

 

QL

 

A lack of nets in the home

Am

An

QL

QT

    

Costly services

    
    

 Time and cost to access

Am

An

QL

 

Reductions in the numbers of malaria cases

Am

 

QL

 

 User charge

 

An

QL

 
  1. QL: Qualitative results (FGDs, KIIs and IDIs), QT: Quantitative results (KAP survey).
  2. Am: Ambae, An: Aneityum.