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. 2016 Jan 7;15:14. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-1039-y

Table 1.

Marginal probabilities of adoption of IVM practices

Technology All households Male headed HH Female headed HH T-statistic P value
Practices for personal protection
 Insecticide sprays 0.0482 0.0495 0.0450 0.5042 0.6142
(0.2142) (0.2169) (0.2074)
 Use bed nets (ITNs) 0.9595 0.9422 0.9665 2.6115 0.0091
(0.1971) (0.2336) (0.1800)
Practices to prevent mosquito entry
 Window/door screening 0.1214 0.1221 0.1211 −0.0701 0.9441
(0.3267) (0.3276) (0.3264)
 Purchased repellents 0.0548 0.0386 0.0613 2.5891 0.0097
(0.2277) (0.1927) (0.2400)
 Traditional repellents (plants) 0.0914 0.0567 0.1032 3.2141 0.0014
(0.2882) (0.2315) (0.3043)
Practices to prevent mosquito breeding
 Water drainage practices 0.2116 0.1967 0.2175 1.2231 0.2215
(0.4085) (0.3977) (0.4127)
 Bush clearing 0.7182 0.6864 0.7309 2.2901 0.0222
(0.4500) (0.4643) (0.4436)
 Proper disposal of containers and trash 0.1755 0.1989 0.11,697 −5.5909 0.0000
(0.3805) (0.3993) (0.3215)