Table 6 Summary of bed net and malaria ideation questions (total n = 796)
From: Demand and willingness-to-pay for bed nets in Tanzania: results from a choice experiment
Category (variable name), questions, and summary | Response, percent (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social norm of net use (Socnorm) | Hardly any | Less than half | More than half | Most | All | Do not know |
“Generally, in how many households in your community do people sleep under a bed net?” | 11.1 (88) | 11.6 (92) | 8.5 (68) | 42.7 (340) | 17.6 (140) | 8.5 (68) |
Perceived severity of malaria | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | Uncertain/did not answer | |
“I don’t worry about malaria because it can be easily treated” | 24.0 (191) | 12.3 (98) | 14.2 (113) | 49.2 (392) | 0.3 (2) | |
“My children are so healthy that they would be able to recover from a case of malaria” | 28.4 (226) | 8.0 (64) | 14.2 (113) | 49.0 (390) | 0.4 (3) | |
“Only weak children can die from malaria” | 53.8 (428) | 9.4 (75) | 7.3 (58) | 29.1 (232) | 0.4 (3) | |
“When my child has a fever, I almost always worry that it might be malaria” | 7.9 (63) | 3.0 (24) | 12.8 (102) | 76.0 (605) | 0.3 (2) | |
Ideation summary | Percent high (somewhat/strongly agree) = 40.5 | |||||
Perceived susceptibility to malaria (Suscept) | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | Uncertain/did not answer | |
“During the rainy season, I worry almost every day that someone in my family will get malaria” | 9.5 (76) | 4.6 (37) | 14.3 (114) | 71.2 (567) | 0.3 (2) | |
“People only get malaria when there are lots of mosquitoes” | 9.5 (78) | 4.3 (34) | 7.2 (57) | 78.6 (626) | 0.1 (1) | |
“Nearly every year, someone in this community gets a serious case of malaria” | 10.4 (83) | 4.0 (32) | 12.1 (96) | 73.0 (581) | 0.5 (4) | |
“I cannot remember the last time someone I know became sick with malaria” | 52.3 (416) | 7.0 (56) | 9.7 (77) | 30.8 (245) | 0.3 (2) | |
“I know people who have become dangerously sick with malaria” | 13.8 (110) | 4.0 (32) | 11.2 (89) | 70.9 (564) | 0.1 (1) | |
“When my child has a fever, I almost always worry that it might be malaria” | 7.9 (63) | 3.0 (24) | 12.8 (102) | 76.0 (605) | 0.3 (2) | |
Ideation summary | Percent high (somewhat/strongly agree) = 80.9 | |||||
Perceived ability to obtain enough nets (Obtain) | Definitely could not | Probably could not | Probably could | Definitely could | Uncertain/did not answer | |
“Obtain enough bed nets for all your children” | 17.5 (139) | 4.4 (35) | 13.3 (106) | 64.8 (516) | 0.0 (0) | |
Know where to buy a net | Definitely could not | Probably could not | Probably could | Definitely could | Uncertain/did not answer | |
“Find a net seller nearby if I wanted to purchase one” | 11.7 (93) | 3.1 (25) | 10.7 (85) | 74.5 (593) | 0.0 (0) | |
Price efficacy of nets | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | Uncertain/did not answer | |
“More expensive bed nets are more effective than less expensive or free bed nets” | 42.2 (336) | 8.2 (65) | 6.5 (52) | 28.6 (307) | 4.5 (36) | |
Exposure to malaria messaging | Yes | No | Missing/did not answer | |||
“In the past 6 months, have you seen or heard any messages about malaria [on TV or radio]?” | 76.1 (606) | 23.9 (190) | 0.0 (0) | |||