Table 3 Perceptions towards net care and repair among households, in Ethiopia, 2015
From: Knowledge and perception towards net care and repair practice in Ethiopia
Variables (n = 1829) | Percentage (95% CI) |
|---|---|
Mosquito nets are valuable | |
 Agree | 99.9% (99.7%, 100%) |
 Neutral | 0.02% (0.003%, 0.16%) |
 Disagree | 0.05% (0.008%, 0.38%) |
There are actions to make my net last long | |
 Agree | 82.4% (80.5%, 84.2%) |
 Neutral | 4.43% (3.5%, 5.6%) |
 Disagree | 13.2% (11.7%, 14.8%) |
It is not possible to repair holes in net | |
 Agree | 39.6% (37.2%, 42.0%) |
 Neutral | 3.68% (2.9%, 4.7%) |
 Disagree | 56.8% (54.3%, 59.2%) |
A repaired net can still be effective | |
 Agree | 47.5% (45.1%, 49.8%) |
 Neutral | 5.27% (2.9%, 4.7%) |
 Disagree | 47.2% (44.9%, 49.6%) |
Other people in this community fix holes in their net | |
 Agree | 25.5% (23.5%, 27.6%) |
 Neutral | 27.6% (25.6%, 29.7%) |
 Disagree | 47.0% (44.7%, 49.2%) |
Do not have time to repair holes | |
 Agree | 23.2% (21.3%, 25.3%) |
 Neutral | 2.46% (1.8%, 3.4%) |
 Disagree | 74.3% (72.1%, 76.3%) |
I can help protect my family from malaria by taking care of my net | |
 Agree | 96.1% (95.0%, 97.0%) |
 Neutral | 0.27% (0.09%, 0.08%) |
 Disagree | 3.61% (2.8%, 4.7%) |
I am confident I can repair holes immediately | |
 Agree | 65.4% (63.2%, 67.6%) |
 Neutral | 2.02% (1.4%, 2.9%) |
 Disagree | 32.5% (30.5%, 34.7%) |
Overall perception score | |
 Negative | 17.6% (15.9%, 19.5%) |
 Positive | 47.3% (44.9%, 49.7%) |
 Very positive | 35.1% (32.9%, 37.4%) |