Table 3.
Selected Illustrative Comments I
| Topic | Quote | District |
|---|---|---|
| Causes of malaria | "Littering and rubbish everywhere." (Woman) | Dili |
| "According to me the flies also could produce malaria if we did not keep our food safely on the table while ready to eat." (Woman) | Manatuto | |
| "Not neatly folding the clothes." (Woman) | Manatuto | |
| "Malaria is from mosquitoes, rubbish, and flies." (Man) | Manatuto | |
| "Many germs in the water tanks" (Woman) | Covalima | |
| ITN Effectiveness | "Yes, they protect us from malaria." (Men and women) | All sites |
| "No! They do not protect us. Although we use the nets, we are still exposed to malaria!" (Woman) | Dili | |
| "We have used mosquito nets for a long time, but we are always out of house in the garden." (Woman) | Covalima | |
| ITN Usage, Likes and Dislikes | "For us it is hot, but we need to use it anyway." (Woman) | Dili |
| "My father, he does not like it because the net always challenges him when waking up on the morning." (Woman) | Manatuto | |
| "I do not feel comfortable because the net is too small." (Man) | Manatuto | |
| "No problem- for us living in the mountains, we feel comfortable using mosquito nets." (Man) | Manatuto | |
| "Our husbands like it because they are also scared of mosquitoes." (Woman) | Covalima | |
| "Oh, no one does not like to sleep in a mosquito net! Because if you do not use mosquito nets when sleeping, the mosquito's voice will make us not sleep well and does not make it safe to sleep." (Woman) | Covalima | |
| "Yes, it is very easy use- no problem." (Man) | Covalima | |
| "We like it because the mosquito can not bite us." (Man) | Covalima | |