Table 1 Categorization of reasons why nets were not used
Category | Answer options from MIS |
|---|---|
Extra | Extra; saving for later; stored away |
Fears | Chemicals not safe; net is bad for health; superstition/witchcraft |
Net attributes | Too rough/hard; too small; don’t like colour/shape/size; prefer other method |
Objective | Too old/torn/dirty; no place to hang; usual user didn’t sleep here; net being washed; too weak/difficult to hang |
Risk perception | No mosquitoes; no malaria; saving for rainy season |
Subjective | Too hot; don’t like smell; feel closed in/afraid; no longer kills/repels mosquitoes; child doesn’t like; net never used; causes itching/coughing; brought bedbugs; slept outdoors |
Other | Not needed last night; not hung; other; don’t know |