Table 2. Household bednet and insecticide treated bednet (ITN) ownership in eight districts, Malawi, 2009 (N = 7,407).
| Households eligible for health facility-based ITN distribution | |||||
| All households (N = 7,407) | Households with at least one child <5 years old (N = 5,266) | Households with at least one pregnant woman (N = 631) | Households with at least one child <5 years old or pregnant woman (N = 5,438) | Households ineligible for health facility- based ITN distribution (N = 1,969) | |
| % (95%CI)a | % (95%CI)a | % (95%CI)a | % (95%CI)a | % (95%CI)a | |
| Any bednet | 68% (65–70) | 73% (70–75) | 69% (64–74) | 73% (70–75) | 55% (50–60) |
| Any ITN | 59% (56–62) | 67% (64–70) | 60% (53–66) | 67% (64–70) | 40% (36–45) |
| ITN obtained from a health facility | 57% (54–59) | 65% (62–68) | 58% (52–64) | 64% (61–67) | 36% (32–40) |
| ITN obtained from a campaign | 2% (2–3) | 2% (2–3) | 3% (1–5) | 2% (2–3) | 2% (1–3) |
| ITN purchased in market | 2% (1–3) | 1% (1–2) | 1% (0–2) | 1% (1–2) | 4% (2–6) |
| Mean number of ITNs per household | 0.86 (0.80–0.91) | 0.97 (0.91–1.02) | 0.83 (0.74–0.93) | 0.96 (0.90–1.01) | 0.60 (0.53–0.68) |
| Mean number of ITNs per household member | 0.22 (0.20–0.23) | 0.22 (0.22–0.24) | 0.21 (0.19–0.24) | 0.23 (0.21–0.24) | 0.18 (0.16–0.21) |
a
95% confidence interval.