Table 1 Characteristics of households, household residents, and bednets
Variable | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Characteristics at the level of the households (N = 5196) | ||
 Region of the country | North East | 350 (6.7%) |
Mid-East | 750 (14.4%) | |
East Central | 800 (15.4%) | |
Mid-Western | 1448 (27.9%) | |
South Western | 1848 (35.6%) | |
 Months since last Universal Coverage Campaign | 29–37 | 3286 (63.2%) |
38–41 | 1260 (24.3%) | |
42–53 | 650 (12.5%) | |
 Wealth index | Poorest | 1738 (33.5%) |
Middle | 1727 (33.2%) | |
Least poor | 1731 (33.3%) | |
 House typea | Traditional | 3796 (73.1%) |
Modern | 1400 (26.9%) | |
 Estimated distance to nearest health facility | ≥ 3 km | 2441 (47.1%) |
< 3 km | 2744 (52.9%) | |
 Number of residents in household | 2–4 | 1769 (34.1%) |
5–6 | 1872 (36.0%) | |
≥ 7 | 1555 (29.9%) | |
 Number of residents per sleeping space | ≥ 3 residents | 2382 (45.9%) |
< 3 residents | 2813 (54.2%) | |
 At least one resident < 5 years old | No | 1254 (24.1%) |
Yes | 3942 (75.9%) | |
 Age of head of household (years) | < 30 | 907 (17.5%) |
30–39 | 1641 (31.6%) | |
40–49 | 1280 (24.6%) | |
≥ 50 | 1368 (26.3%) | |
 Gender of head of household | Male | 4041 (77.8%) |
Female | 1155 (22.2%) | |
Characteristics at the level of the household residents (N = 29,627) | ||
 Age in years | < 5 | 5948 (20.1%) |
5–15 | 10,458 (35.3%) | |
> 15 | 13,221 (44.6%) | |
 Gender | Male | 14,029 (47.4%) |
Female | 15,598 (52.7%) | |
 Relationship to head of household | Head of household | 5196 (17.5%) |
First degree relative | 20,958 (70.7%) | |
Second degree relative/unrelated | 3473 (11.7%) | |
 Lives in a household with adequate number of LLINsb | No | 25,258 (85.3%) |
Yes | 4369 (14.8%) | |
Characteristics at the level of each bednet identified (N = 6980) | ||
 Where bednet was obtained | Government campaign | 4207 (60.3%) |
Public health facility | 1655 (23.7%) | |
Private sector, church, friend/relative | 1088 (15.6%) | |
Unknown | 30 (0.4%) | |
 Whether bednet was purchased or not | Free | 6129 (87.8%) |
Purchased | 843 (12.1%) | |
Unknown | 8 (0.1%) | |
 How long since bednet was obtained (months) | ≤ 12 | 1144 (16.4%) |
13–24 | 1104 (15.8%) | |
25–36 | 901 (12.9%) | |
> 36 | 3759 (53.9%) | |
Unknown | 72 (1.0%) | |
 Type of bednet | LLIN | 6524 (93.5%) |
Untreated net | 456 (6.5%) | |
 Brand of LLIN | PermaNet 2.0 | 3598 (55.2%) |
Brand not specified | 1109 (17.0%) | |
Olyset net | 636 (9.8%) | |
DAWA net | 525 (8.1%) | |
PermaNet 3.0 | 196 (3.0%) | |
Olyset plus | 120 (1.8%) | |
Other brand | 119 (1.8%) | |
Royal Sentry Net | 117 (1.8%) | |
Duranet | 104 (1.6%) | |