Table 1 Reported ITN use and sleeping patterns amongst study participants

Gender

 Female

74

52.5

[44.1; 60.8]

 Male

67

47.5

[39.2; 55.9]

Age

 Median age of adults, range, IQR (N = 80)

27, (16; 88), IQR: 22–38

 Median age of children, range, IQR (N = 61)

7 (1; 15), IQR: 3–10

Ethnicity

 Ca Dong

9

6.4

[2.3; 10.5]

 M’nong

132

93.6

[89.5; 97.7]

Education (N = 117, excluding children under 6)

 Not having attended any school

18

15.4

[8.7; 22.1]

 Attended primary school

49

41.9

[32.8; 50.9]

 Attended secondary school

34

29.0

[20.7; 37.1]

 Attended high school

7

6.0

[1.6; 10.3]

 No answer

9

7.7

[2.7; 12.5]

Reported frequency of sleeping under a hung-up net (N = 141)

 Always

109

77.3

[69.7; 83.4]

 Sometime

12

8.5

[4.9; 14.3]

 Never

20

14.2

[9.4; 20.9]

Reported reasons to sleep under a hung-up net (N = 121)

 Warmth

2

1.6

[0.3; 7.9]

 Protection from malaria

73

60.3

[47.0; 69.7]

 Nuisance of mosquitoes/small insects

9

7.5

[1.5; 12.2]

 Protection from mosquitoes, but I don't know why

15

12.4

[7.1; 23.2]

 Fever

7

5.8

[2.3; 14.2]

 Other/No answer

15

12.4

[7.7; 19.4]

Reported ITN use the night before the survey (N = 141)

 Yes

116

82.2

[75.8; 24.1]

 No

25

17.7

[11.3; 24.1]

If yes, reported using the ITN as a blanket or a hung-up net? (N = 116)

 As a hung-up net

9

7.8

[2.8; 9.7]

 As a blanket

107

92.2

[87.3; 97.1]

Median number of people in the household

Range, IQR 5 (1; 10); IQR: 4–6

Median number of people per net

Range, IQR 2; (0; 5); IQR: 2–3

Observed ownership of ITNs in households (N = 80)

 No answer

2

2.5

 1–2persons/net

58

72.5

[62.5; 82.5]

 ≥ 3 persons/net

20

25

[15.3; 34.7]

Observed status of ITNs in households (N = 78)

 Intact nets

19

24.3

[14.61 34.1]

 Less than 50%

8

10.2

[3.45; 17.14]

 More than 50% (< 100%)

25

32.0

[21.6; 42.6]

 100% nets were broken

26

33.3

[22.6; 44.0]

Reported frequency of ITN washing (N = 78)

 Every week

28

35.9

[26.1; 47.0]

 Once every 2 weeks

17

21.8

[14.1; 32.1]

 Once every 3–4 weeks

24

30.8

[21.6; 41.7]

 Less than once a month

9

11.5

[6.2; 20.5]

Reported duration until the ITN was broken (N = 78)

 < 6 months

1

1.3

[0.2; 6.9]

 7–12 months

13

16.7

[1.0; 26.4]

 13–24 months

29

37.2

[27.3; 48.3]

 ≥ 25 months

35

44.9

[34.3; 55.9]

Reported alternative use of broken ITNs (N = 59)

 Baby carrier

6

10.2

[3.8; 20.8]

 Scrubbing the floor

15

25.4

[14.9; 38.4]

 Blanket

20

33.9

[22.0; 47.3]

 Pillow

29

49.2

[35.8; 62.5]

 Fishing net

17

28.8

[17.7; 42.0]

Participants who reported to sleep around the kitchen fire (N = 80)

 Yes

48

60.0

[49.02; 71.0]

 No

32

40.0

[29.02; 51.0]

Participants who reported that smoke in the kitchen drove mosquitoes away (N = 80)

 Yes

60

75.0

[65.3; 84.7]

 No

19

23.8

[14.2; 33.3]

 No answer

1

1.3