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Table 2 Bed net source, ownership and use, Ruhuha Sector, Rwanda, 2015

From: Long-lasting insecticidal net source, ownership and use in the context of universal coverage: a household survey in eastern Rwanda

Variable

Variable groups

Frequency, n (%)

Bed net ownership per HH

Number of HHs with at least one bed net

1292 (91.7)

Number of HHs without any bed net

118 (8.3)

Bed net source

From government through mass LLIN campaigns

2647 (95.6)

From government through antenatal care and immunization clinics

75 (2.7)

Privately purchased

19 (0.7)

Provided for by family/relatives

28 (1.0)

Number of bed nets ownership per HH

1

326 (23.3)

2

595 (42.6)

3

275 (11.7)

≥4

96 (6.8)

No responses

104 (7.4)

Total number of nets owned in HHs visited

N

2768

Number of nets used night before the survey

n (%)

2386 (86.2)

Mean number of bed nets per HH

Mean (±SD)

2.1 (±0.3)a

Mean number of sleeping spaces (N = 6603)

Mean (±SD)

2.1 (±0.9)a

Ratio of bed nets per sleeping space

Mean (±SD)

1.0 (±0.4)a

Number of persons who slept under net

n (%)

3,525 (72.3)

Number of bed net used by sex

Female

1895 (72.9)

Male

1630 (71.6)

Number of bed net used by age group

<5 years

432 (74.9)

5–15 years

810 (68.9)

>15 years

3523 (73.1)

Number of bed net used by sleeping space type

Slept on beds

1387 (81.6)

Slept with no beds

576 (64.2)

Bed net integrity: presence and size of holes

Number of nets with no hole

2425 (87.7)

Number of nets with at least one finger size hole

200 (7.2)

Number of nets with at least one hand size hole

81 (2.9)

Number of nets with at least one head size hole

62 (2.2)

  1. aStandard deviations