Table 4.

The proportion of respondents who cited different reasons for installing and or renting houses with window screens

Reason	Importance of Reason				Total citations
	Most	Second Most	Third Most	Fourth Most
	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)
Prevents entry of mosquitoes	72.2 (311)	31.6 (62)	17.9 (19)	4.1 (2)	50.5 (394)
Keeps the house cool	0.2 (1)	10.7 (21)	17.9 (19)	25.0 (12)	6.8 (53)
Its fashionable	0.7 (3)	11.2 (22)	18.9 (20)	18.8 (9)	6.9 (54)
Its durable	10.3 (44)	17.9 (35)	15.1 (16)	18.8 (9)	13.3 (104)
Prevents entry of dust	0.2 (1)	0.5 (1)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.3 (2)
Prevents entry of other insects	0.2 (1)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.1 (1)
Prevents people from contracting malaria	4.9 (21)	16.3 (32)	12.3 (13)	20.8 (10)	9.7 (76)
It enhances security	0.2 (1)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.1 (1)
Reduces noise from outside	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)
Its affordable	11.1 (48)	11.8 (23)	17.9 (19)	12.5 (6)	12.3 (96)
Total	100.0 (431)	100.0 (196)	100.0 (106)	100.0 (48)	100.0 (781)