Table 3.
Households’ knowledge and utilization of long-lasting insecticide nets by households in Jiga Yelmdar village, Jabi Tehnan District, north-western Ethiopia, January 2014
| Characteristic | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Use of LLINs (n = 352) | Prevent malaria | 328 (93.2) |
| Kill/prevent mosquito | 22 (6.3) | |
| Kill/prevent insects | 1 (0.3) | |
| Kill/prevent rodent | 1 (0.3) | |
| Current LLINs used (n = 341) | Yes | 276 (80.9) |
| No | 65 (19.1) | |
| Previous night LLINs used (n = 340) | Yes | 198 (58.2) |
| No | 142 (41.8) | |
| Reason for not using LLINs (n = 142) | LLINs are toxic | 1 (0.7) |
| Not malaria season | 99 (69.7) | |
| Other | 42 (29.6) | |
| Who uses LLINs (n = 342) | Children | 16 (4.7) |
| Mother | 13 (3.8) | |
| Father | 20 (5.8) | |
| Father and mother | 61 (17.8) | |
| Children and mother | 35 (10.2) | |
| Whole family | 197 (57.6) | |
| Frequency of LLIN use (n = 342) | Daily | 204 (59.6) |
| Occasionally | 138 (40.4 | |
| Condition of LLINs (n = 342) | Good | 296 (86.5) |
| Fair | 16 (4.7) | |
| Poor | 26 (7.6) | |
| Unused (still in package) | 4 (1.2) | |
| Period since LLIN used (n = 348) | <1 month | 1 (0.3) |
| Months ago | 8 (2.3) | |
| 1-3 years | 4 (1.1) | |
| >3 years | 335 (96.3) |