Subsidized sales of insecticide-treated nets in Afghan refugee camps demonstrate the feasibility of a transition from humanitarian aid towards sustainability

Table 1 Results from a pre-implementation KAP survey in 10 refugee camps in NWFP during 2000.

Camp	Number of households interviewed	Average expenditure per malaria patient*	% of households with nets	Average no. of nets/family**	% willing to buy ITN at 250 rupees per net
Azakhel-1	114	250	7	1.3	75
Badaber	122	250	3	1.3	68
Dalan	102	547	30	3.3	62
D. Dola	69	321	6	1.5	84
Gamkol	123	363	4	2.0	86
Katakana	110	355	16	2.1	47
Kerala	62	298	3	2.5	67
Kotki-2	64	613	28	1.7	73
Naryab	71	655	6	2.2	65
Oblan	97	295	5	2.6	74

* Amounts are provided in Pakistani Rupees (1 US$ = 60 Pakistani Rupees on 1 May 2000) ** The number of nets per family applies to families that already had mosquito nets

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