Table 4 The proportion of respondents who cited different reasons for installing and or renting houses with window screens
Reason | Importance of Reason | Total citations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Most | Second Most | Third Most | Fourth Most | Â |
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Prevents entry of mosquitoes | 72.2 (311) | 31.6 (62) | 17.9 (19) | 4.1 (2) | 50.5 (394) |
Keeps the house cool | 0.2 (1) | 10.7 (21) | 17.9 (19) | 25.0 (12) | 6.8 (53) |
Its fashionable | 0.7 (3) | 11.2 (22) | 18.9 (20) | 18.8 (9) | 6.9 (54) |
Its durable | 10.3 (44) | 17.9 (35) | 15.1 (16) | 18.8 (9) | 13.3 (104) |
Prevents entry of dust | 0.2 (1) | 0.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.3 (2) |
Prevents entry of other insects | 0.2 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.1 (1) |
Prevents people from contracting malaria | 4.9 (21) | 16.3 (32) | 12.3 (13) | 20.8 (10) | 9.7 (76) |
It enhances security | 0.2 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.1 (1) |
Reduces noise from outside | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
Its affordable | 11.1 (48) | 11.8 (23) | 17.9 (19) | 12.5 (6) | 12.3 (96) |
Total | 100.0 (431) | 100.0 (196) | 100.0 (106) | 100.0 (48) | 100.0 (781) |