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Table 3 Bed net availability and utilization in Zambézia Province and across three focus districts

From: Prevalence and determinants of malaria among children in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

 

All Province

Alto Molócuè

Morrumbala

Namacurra

p value*

(n = 2540)

(n = 781)

(n = 522)

(n = 416)

How many mosquito nets in the household

    

<0.001

 Missing, n (%)

77 (3)

13 (2)

16 (3)

9 (2)

 

 Less than the number of beds (%)

38.2

40.8

39.0

37.1

 

 More than the number of beds (%)

3.6

5.2

0.3

8.3

 

 None (%)

33.8

20.1

53.1

7.3

 

 One for every bed (%)

24.4

33.9

7.6

47.3

 

Child slept under bed night last night

    

<0.001

 Missing, n (%)

156 (6)

81 (10)

20 (4)

5 (1)

 

 No (%)

40.4

34.3

51.5

11.6

 

 Yes (%)

59.6

65.7

48.5

88.4

 

Respondent slept under bed net last night

    

<0.001

 Missing, n (%)

59 (2)

20 (3)

8 (2)

10 (2)

 

 No (%)

44.7

39.9

61.7

12.8

 

 Yes (%)

55.3

60.1

38.3

87.2

 
  1. Categorical variables are reported as weighted percentages, with each observation being weighted by the inverse of the child sampling probability
  2. * Chi square tests comparing across three focus districts. p values ignore effects of clustering