Table 1 Characteristics of the households that participated in the 2017 MIS and bed net characteristics
Household (HH) characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | |||
Total | Urban | Rural | |
Variable | n = 3729 | n = 1490 | n = 2239 |
Region | |||
North | 1242 (100%) | 499 (40.2%) | 743 (59.8%) |
Central | 1243 (100%) | 496 (39.9%) | 747 (60.1%) |
South | 1244 (100%) | 495 (39.8%) | 749 (60.2%) |
Household size | 4.44 (2.08) | 4.23 (2.03) | 4.58 (2.11) |
Number of rooms | 2.08 (1.17) | 2.19 (1.14) | 2.00 (1.18) |
Gender (HH head) | |||
Male | 2822 (100%) | 1136 (40.3%) | 1686 (59.7%) |
Female | 907 (100%) | 354 (39%) | 553 (61%) |
Age (HH head in years) | |||
15–25 | 1857 (100%) | 800 (43.1%) | 1057 (56.9%) |
25–35 | 774 (100%) | 355 (45.9%) | 419 (54.1%) |
35–45 | 505 (100%) | 174 (34.5%) | 331 (65.5%) |
45 + | 593 (100%) | 161 (27.2%) | 432 (72.8%) |
Wealth | |||
Poorest | 502 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 502 (100%) |
Poorer | 504 (100%) | 19 (3.8%) | 485 (96.2%) |
Middle | 523 (100%) | 47 (9%) | 476 (91%) |
Richer | 742 (100%) | 214 (28.8%) | 528 (71.2%) |
Richest | 1458 (100%) | 1210 (83%) | 248 (17%) |
Net colour preference | |||
Blue | 2234 (100%) | 992 (44.4%) | 1242 (55.6%) |
Green | 1064 (100%) | 323 (30.4%) | 741 (69.6%) |
No preference | 164 (100%) | 48 (29.3%) | 116 (70.7%) |
Other | 51 (100%) | 10 (19.6%) | 41 (80.4%) |
White | 216 (100%) | 117 (54.2%) | 99 (45.8%) |
Net shape preference | |||
Conical | 2856 (100%) | 1311 (45.9%) | 1545 (54.1%) |
No preference | 84 (100%) | 22 (26.2%) | 62 (73.8%) |
Rectangular | 789 (100%) | 157 (19.9%) | 632 (80.1%) |
Bed net characteristics | |||
Net colour observed | |||
Blue | 594 (100%) | 367 (61.8%) | 227 (38.2%) |
Green | 4746 (100%) | 2035 (42.9%) | 2711 (57.1%) |
Other | 19 (100%) | 17 (89.5%) | 2 (10.5%) |
White | 76 (100%) | 63 (82.9%) | 13 (17.1%) |
Net has preferred colour | |||
No | 3723 (100%) | 1738 (46.7%) | 1985 (53.3%) |
Yes | 1712 (100%) | 744 (43.5%) | 968 (56.5%) |
Net shape observed | |||
Conical | 561 (100%) | 450 (80.2%) | 111 (19.8%) |
Other | 6 (100%) | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) |
Rectangular | 4868 (100%) | 2030 (41.7%) | 2838 (58.3%) |
Net has preferred shape | |||
No | 3981 (100%) | 1859 (46.7%) | 2122 (53.3%) |
Yes | 1454 (100%) | 623 (42.8%) | 831 (57.2%) |
People per net | |||
1–2 | 4284 (100%) | 2106 (49.2%) | 2178 (50.8%) |
3–4 | 1151 (100%) | 376 (32.7%) | 775 (67.3%) |