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. 2003 Nov 14;2:40. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-2-40

Table 1.

Possession of Mosquito nets: Households that own at least one mosquito net

Background characteristic Percent of households that own at least one net Total number households sampled Percentage of children under age 5 living with mothers who:

usually sleep under a mosquito net slept under a mosquito net last night Number
Region
 Central 15.3 2,603 8.4 7.5 2,173
 Eastern 15.4 2,106 11.0 9.9 2,305
 Northern 14.6 1,191 10.6 9.6 1,316
 Western 5.5 1,985 2.4 2.2 1,878
Residence
 Urban 32.9 1,174 23.3 21.1 821
 Rural 9.2 6,711 6.3 5.6 6,850
Altitude in meters
 1000–1500 m 14.6 5,642 9.5 8.5 5,398
 1500–2000 m 9.5 1,758 5.6 5.0 1,855
 2000–3000 m 3.1 485 1.8 1.8 419
Wealth Index Quintile
 Lowest 7.1 1,772 6.0 5.8 1,745
 Next to lowest 10.2 1,636 6.2 5.8 1,678
 Middle 7.0 1,475 5.8 5.1 1,565
 Next to highest 8.1 1,449 5.0 4.1 1,457
 Highest 31.9 1,554 20.3 17.9 1,228
Sex of household head
 Male 12.9 5,714 7.8 7.0 3,814
 Female 12.5 2,171 8.4 7.5 3,858
Total 12.8 7,885 8.1 7.3 7,672