Table 1 Population characteristics from six cross-sectional surveys (N = 22, 132)
From: Bed net use among school-aged children after a universal bed net campaign in Malawi
Population characteristics | Rainy 2012 | Dry 2012 | Rainy 2013 | Dry 2013 | Rainy 2014 | Dry 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 3475 | 3873 | 3767 | 3680 | 3590 | 3747 |
Urban | 1215 | 1320 | 1281 | 1259 | 1272 | 1331 |
Rural moderate transmission | 1087 | 1237 | 1199 | 1155 | 1094 | 1142 |
Rural high transmission | 1173 | 1316 | 1287 | 1266 | 1224 | 1274 |
Age category | ||||||
Less than 5 years (%) | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 17.0 |
5–15 years (%) | 30.2 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 34.3 | 33.9 | 36.0 |
Over 15 years (%) | 49.2 | 49.7 | 49.2 | 48.9 | 48.6 | 47.0 |
Head of household education level | ||||||
Never attended (%) | 22.6 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 21.5 | 17.4 |
Some primary (%) | 41.2 | 40.6 | 38.9 | 37.5 | 40.7 | 43.7 |
Completed primary (%) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
Some secondary or more (%) | 24.2 | 26.1 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 23.8 |
Mean household size (SD) | 3.9 (1.8) | 4.3 (1.8) | 4.1 (1.7) | 4.0 (1.7) | 3.9 (1.7) | 4.1 (1.7) |
Percent female (%) | 54.3 | 52.7 | 55.0 | 54.9 | 54.9 | 55.0 |
Percent of households which own one or more netsa (%) | 51.4 | 83.1 | 87.5 | 83.2 | 81.3 | 70.9 |
Percent of SAC who live in households with netsa (%) | 55.3 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 84.4 | 83.2 | 71.5 |
Among houses with nets | ||||||
Percent of children under five who use netsa (%) | 76.2 | 80.3 | 87.0 | 77.6 | 89.5 | 68.9 |
Percent of school-aged children who use netsa (%) | 43.6 | 56.2 | 68.1 | 53.9 | 62.4 | 46.2 |
Percent of adults over age 15 who netsa (%) | 72.2 | 72.8 | 83.1 | 71.8 | 82.3 | 67.0 |
Ratio of SAC net use to non-SAC net useb | ||||||
Urbana | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.51 | 0.50 |
Rural, moderate transmission | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.52 |
Rural, high transmission | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.44 |