Table 3 Distributions of net care adherence and attitudes and environmental factors
From: Bed net care practices and associated factors in western Kenya
| Â | HighlandsCDE | LowlandsCDE | p-valueA |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (range) or # (%) | Median (range) or # (%) | ||
Overall net care adherence scoreF | 2 (0–8) | 4 (0–9) | < 0.001* |
Overall net condition |  |  | < 0.001*G |
 Excellent | 522 (59.9) | 594 (67.2) |  |
 Good | 227 (26.1) | 162 (18.3) |  |
 Fair | 98 (11.3) | 85 (9.6) |  |
 Poor | 18 (2.1) | 23 (2.6) |  |
Knowledge and attitudes | |||
 What kinds of things should you do to take care of your bed net?C | |||
  Tie up in the morning | 177 (27.6) | 94 (16.4) | < 0.001* |
  Don’t wash or wash rarely | 25 (3.9) | 44 (7.7) | 0.005* |
  Don’t use detergent | 135 (21.1) | 37 (6.5) | < 0.001* |
  Don’t beat on the rocks | 149 (23.2) | 48 (8.4) | < 0.001* |
  Don’t hang in the sun | 382 (59.6) | 281 (49.0) | < 0.001* |
  Re-treat with insecticide | 213 (33.2) | 271 (47.2) | < 0.001* |
  Tie up all holes | 166 (25.9) | 418 (72.8) | < 0.001* |
 Perception of malaria riskC (2 = low, 10 = high) | 6 (2, 10) | 7.5 (2, 10) | < 0.001*B |
 Confidence in ability to prevent malariaC (likert scale) | 2 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | <0.001* |
Environmental factors | |||
 Household family structure: net user (years)D | |||
  Child < 5 | 219 (25.0) | 232 (26.2) | 0.386 |
  Child 6–18 | 332 (38.0) | 312 (35.3) | 0.387 |
  Adult male 19–50 | 169 (19.3) | 218 (24.7) | 0.003* |
  Adult female 19–50 | 332 (38.0) | 337 (38.1) | 0.386 |
  Adult male > 50 | 61 (7.0) | 58 (6.6) | 0.811 |
  Adult female > 50 | 113 (12.9) | 101 (11.4) | 0.416 |
 Ability to pay for a netC | 441 (68.8) | 494 (87.1) | < 0.001* |
 Source of net care knowledgeC | |||
  Clinic | 328 (37.5) | 372 (42.1) | 0.127 |
  Community event | 176 (20.1) | 340 (38.5) | < 0.001* |
  Net distribution | 179 (20.5) | 3 (0.34) | < 0.001* |
 Universal Access (1 net:2 members) | 239 (37.2) | 414 (72.1) | < 0.001* |
 Amount of shade in house compoundC,G |  |  | < 0.001* |
  No shade | 60 (9.3) | 106 (18.5) |  |
  Little shade | 321 (49.9) | 255 (44.4) |  |
  Half shaded | 229 (35.6) | 159 (27.7) |  |
  Very shaded | 27 (4.2) | 38 (6.6) |  |
 Sleeping structure has Earth floorE |  |  | < 0.001* |
  Earth floors | 916 (73.5) | 893 (87.0) |  |
  No earth floors | 331 (26.5) | 134 (13.0) |  |
 Animals present in sleeping structure at nightE |  |  | 0.004* |
  Animals present | 164 (13.2) | 179 (17.4) |  |
  No animals present | 1083 (86.8) | 848 (82.6) |  |