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. 2011 Jul 21;6(7):e21995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021995

Table 4. Insecticide treated bednet (ITN) use by persons who reside in any household and in a household that owns an ITN in eight districts, Malawi, 2009 (N = 29,806).

All individuals Children <5 years old Pregnant women Non-pregnant persons 5–15 years old Non-pregnant persons >15 years old
% (95%CI)a % (95%CI)a % (95%CI)a % (95%CI)a % (95%CI)a
Resides in any household (N = 29,806) (N = 7,504) (N = 634) (N = 6,783) (N = 14,885)
Uses any bednet 58% (55–61) 68% (65–71) 66% (60–71) 44% (40–48) 56% (56–62)
Uses any ITN 49% (45–51) 61% (58–64) 54% (47–60) 36% (33–40) 48% (44–51)
ITN obtained from health facility 46% (43–49) 58% (55–61) 52% (45–58) 34% (31–38) 45% (42–48)
ITN obtained from campaign 1% (1-1) 1% (1-2) 1% (0-3) 1% (0-1) 1% (1-1)
ITN purchased in market 1% (1-2) 1% (0-1) <1% (0-1) 1% (1-1) 1% (1-2)
Resides in a household that owns an ITN (N = 18,967) (N = 5,082) (N = 414) (N = 4,428) (N = 9,043)
Uses any bednet 81% (79–83) 92% (90–94) 95% (93–98) 61% (58–65) 84% (82–86)
Uses any ITN 76% (74–78) 88% (87–90) 90% (85–94) 55% (52–59) 78% (76–81)
ITN obtained from health facility 72% (69–75) 85% (82–87) 86% (81–92) 53% (49–56) 74% (71–77)
ITN obtained from campaign 2% (1-2) 2% (1-3) 2% (0-4) 1% (1-2) 2% (1-2)
ITN purchased in market 2% (1-2) 1% (1-2) <1% (0-1) 1% (1-2) 2% (1-3)
a

95% confidence interval.