Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (7363 individuals from 1815 households) from nine villages in Budondo sub-county, Uganda
From: Free versus purchased mosquito net ownership and use in Budondo sub-county, Uganda
Variables | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age [mean (SD)] | 20.9 (18.5) |
Gender | |
 Female | 3999 (54.3) |
 Male | 3363 (45.7) |
Pregnant | 184 (2.4) |
Child ≤ 5 years of age | 1879 (23.5) |
Household member size [mean (SD)] | 4.4 (2.6) |
Knowledge of malaria: where does malaria come from? | |
 No answer | 379 (20.87) |
 Mosquitoes | 1354 (74.6) |
 Contaminated water | 16 (0.88) |
 Dust | 14 (0.77) |
 Cold | 8 (0.44) |
 Dirty environment, poor hygiene | 15 (0.83) |
 Other | 29 (1.60) |
Perceived benefits of bed net | |
 No opinion | 251 (13.8) |
 Less mosquito bites, less malaria | 1524 (84.0) |
 Warmth, more comfortable | 27 (1.5) |
 Less other insect bites | 6 (0.3) |
 Other | 7 (0.4) |
Perceived barriers to use of bed net | |
 No barriers | 575 (31.7) |
 Cost | 915 (50.4) |
 Access | 42 (2.3) |
 Too warm, less comfortable | 98 (5.4) |
 Constricting, little space | 1 (0.1) |
 Waiting for governmental net distribution | 111 (6.1) |
 Other | 73 (4.0) |
Number of sleeping spaces | |
 1 | 424 (23.4) |
 2 | 534 (29.4) |
 3 | 419 (23.1) |
 4 | 196 (10.8) |
 5 | 97 (5.3) |
 6 | 65 (3.6) |
 ≥ 7 | 80 (4.4) |
Individual net use | |
 Individuals having no net to sleep under | 5335 (72.5) |
 Individuals have a net to sleep under, but it was not hanging during home inspection | 742 (10.0) |
 Individuals have a net to sleep under, and it was hanging during home inspection | 1286 (17.5) |