Table 2 Source, ownership and use of 1573 nets reported by 978 households with at least one net, including those used for an alternative purpose
From: Free versus purchased mosquito net ownership and use in Budondo sub-county, Uganda
Variable | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Bed net source | |
 Soft Power Health Clinic | 115 (7.3) |
 Government | 1214 (77.2) |
 Shop/market | 206 (13.1) |
 Hospital/clinic | 23 (1.5) |
 NGO | 11 (0.7) |
 Other | 4 (0.3) |
Purpose of net use | |
 For sleeping under | 1257 (79.9) |
 Alternative use (i.e., not used for sleeping) | 316 (20.1) |
Material (LLIN status) | |
 Polyethylene | 566 (36.0) |
 Polyester | 327 (20.8) |
 Undetermined | 680 (43.2) |
Net condition among nets inspected (n = 894) | |
 Good (< 2 holes of < 2 cm) | 579 (64.8) |
 Fair (2 to 9 holes of < 2 cm) | 165 (18.5) |
 Poor (≥ 10 holes of < 2 cm or ≥ 1 large hole of ≥ 2 cm) | 149 (16.7) |
Hanging status among nets inspected (n = 894) | |
 Number of nets hanging correctly | 783 (87.6) |
 Number of nets hanging but not correctly | 7 (0.8) |
 Number of nets not hanging | 104 (11.6) |