Bed net care practices and associated factors in western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Elements of the bed net care adherence scoring system

Score	Storage	Wash freq	Where washed	Soap type	Wash manner	Drying location	Ever retreat*
0 Best practice	Tied up	Never	Washtub or bucket; Never wash	None; Never Wash or Bar soap	Not scrubbed/beaten; Never wash	Indoors; Never wash	Never if LLIN; ever if ITN ≥ 6 months
1 Moderate practice	Removed	≥ 3 months	Lake	Detergent	–	Outdoors in shade	–
2 Non-adherent practice	Leave as is	< 3 months	Stream or river	Bleach	Scrubbed or beaten	In the sun	Never if ITN if net age ≥ 6 months, Ever if LLIN

Scores of 0 indicate best practice, scores of 1 indicate moderately adherent practice, and scores of 2 indicate non-adherent practice
*Retreatment is no longer a recommended practice, though households still mentioned the practice, likely from prior experience with ITNs. Retreatment was included to assess knowledge of the practice to determine whether messaging is necessary to discourage retreatment of LLINs

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