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) |
95% confidence interval.