Table 3 Community-reported housing improvement needs
From: The needs and opportunities for housing improvement for malaria control in southern Tanzania
Improvement needs | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Windows (n = 494, 67.2%) | Adding or repairing screen | 450 (91.1%) |
Adding wood or metal protection | 57 (11.5%) | |
Adding glass cover | 40 (8.1%) | |
Increasing windows size | 32 (6.5%) | |
Other window improvement | 16 (3.2%) | |
Walls (n = 316, 43.0%) | Plastering or repairing walls | 251 (79.4%) |
Closing eave space | 99 (31.2%) | |
Painting walls | 41 (13.0%) | |
Other wall improvement | 5 (1.6%) | |
Door (n = 270, 36.7%) | Adding wood or metal cover | 112 (41.6%) |
Adding or repairing screen | 99 (36.7%) | |
Adding wood or metal frame | 49 (18.2%) | |
Increasing door size | 22 (8.2%) | |
Other door improvement | 18 (6.7%) | |
Roof (n = 237, 32.2%) | Adding ceiling | 120 (50.6%) |
Repairing roof | 90 (38.0%) | |
Better roof | 45 (19.0%) | |
Other roof improvement | 13 (5.5%) | |
Whole house (n = 125, 17.0%) | Reconstruct a whole house | 109 (87.2%) |
Other house improvement | 16 (12.8%) |