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Table 2 Bed net ownership, utilisation and expenditure by household and individual characteristics

From: How equitable is bed net ownership and utilisation in Tanzania? A practical application of the principles of horizontal and vertical equity

 

Any net

Treated net

 

Rural

Urban

Overall

Rural

Urban

Overall

Ownership

      

All households

49.7%

89.7%

79.5%

8.8%

48.0%

38.0%

Gender of household head

      

Male

51.6%

90.6%

81.3%

9.6%

50.2%

40.5%

Female

43.0%

84.6%

70.3%

5.9%

34.6%

24.7%

Marital status of household head

      

Married

51.8%

90.9%

81.8%

9.8%

50.5%

41.1%

Unmarried

43.6%

83.3%

69.0%

5.9%

34.2%

24.0%

Wealth quintile

      

Poorest

32.1%

58.6%

38.9%

3.1%

17.2%

6.7%

2nd quintile

48.3%

85.1%

68.1%

7.0%

44.4%

27.1%

3rd quintile

60.0%

92.6%

83.3%

10.3%

43.7%

34.1%

4th quintile

70.2%

87.5%

84.9%

19.0%

41.5%

38.1%

Least poor

94.2%

92.0%

94.1%

32.0%

58.3%

57.7%

Education level of household head

      

None

32.4%

80.0%

47.4%

2.0%

10.0%

4.5%

Lower primary

40.4%

77.8%

61.9%

4.4%

24.1%

15.7%

Upper primary

54.6%

87.9%

78.3%

10.3%

45.7%

35.5%

Secondary

72.1%

96.1%

94.4%

25.6%

54.5%

52.3%

Post-secondary

75.0%

93.8%

93.3%

16.7%

62.8%

61.6%

Average number of nets owned per household

0.9

2.6

2.2

-

-

-

Utilisation

      

Age of individuals

      

Under-fives

46.0%

86.0%

74.0%

10.0%

47.0%

36.0%

Over-fives

31.0%

79.0%

68.0%

7.0%

43.0%

35.0%

Expenditure

      

Per capita expenditure on nets over previous six months (US$)*

0.58

1.74

1.45

-

-

-

  1. *Average exchange rate at time of data collection was US$1 = 1000 Tanzanian Shillings.