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Table 3 Alternative net use by category

From: Free versus purchased mosquito net ownership and use in Budondo sub-county, Uganda

Alternative net use

Frequency, n (%)

Gardening, plant protection, fencing

55 (16.0)

Chicken house

39 (11.3)

Bedding (sleeping mat, mattress support, bed sheets etc.)

100 (29.1)

Rope, clothesline

54 (15.7)

Sitting, chair cushion

13 (3.8)

Sponge, scrubber

31 (9.0)

Food storage, vegetable drying

8 (2.3)

Window screens, wall, curtain, room divider etc.

28 (8.1)

Other (garbage cover, toy, table cloth)

16 (4.7)

  1. Based on n = 316 nets reported for alternative uses across 1815 households