Table 1.
Characteristics of households, household residents, and bednets
| Variable | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics at the level of the households (N = 5196) | ||
| Region of the country | North East | 350 (6.7%) |
| Mid-East | 750 (14.4%) | |
| East Central | 800 (15.4%) | |
| Mid-Western | 1448 (27.9%) | |
| South Western | 1848 (35.6%) | |
| Months since last Universal Coverage Campaign | 29–37 | 3286 (63.2%) |
| 38–41 | 1260 (24.3%) | |
| 42–53 | 650 (12.5%) | |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 1738 (33.5%) |
| Middle | 1727 (33.2%) | |
| Least poor | 1731 (33.3%) | |
| House typea | Traditional | 3796 (73.1%) |
| Modern | 1400 (26.9%) | |
| Estimated distance to nearest health facility | ≥ 3 km | 2441 (47.1%) |
| < 3 km | 2744 (52.9%) | |
| Number of residents in household | 2–4 | 1769 (34.1%) |
| 5–6 | 1872 (36.0%) | |
| ≥ 7 | 1555 (29.9%) | |
| Number of residents per sleeping space | ≥ 3 residents | 2382 (45.9%) |
| < 3 residents | 2813 (54.2%) | |
| At least one resident < 5 years old | No | 1254 (24.1%) |
| Yes | 3942 (75.9%) | |
| Age of head of household (years) | < 30 | 907 (17.5%) |
| 30–39 | 1641 (31.6%) | |
| 40–49 | 1280 (24.6%) | |
| ≥ 50 | 1368 (26.3%) | |
| Gender of head of household | Male | 4041 (77.8%) |
| Female | 1155 (22.2%) | |
| Characteristics at the level of the household residents (N = 29,627) | ||
| Age in years | < 5 | 5948 (20.1%) |
| 5–15 | 10,458 (35.3%) | |
| > 15 | 13,221 (44.6%) | |
| Gender | Male | 14,029 (47.4%) |
| Female | 15,598 (52.7%) | |
| Relationship to head of household | Head of household | 5196 (17.5%) |
| First degree relative | 20,958 (70.7%) | |
| Second degree relative/unrelated | 3473 (11.7%) | |
| Lives in a household with adequate number of LLINsb | No | 25,258 (85.3%) |
| Yes | 4369 (14.8%) | |
| Characteristics at the level of each bednet identified (N = 6980) | ||
| Where bednet was obtained | Government campaign | 4207 (60.3%) |
| Public health facility | 1655 (23.7%) | |
| Private sector, church, friend/relative | 1088 (15.6%) | |
| Unknown | 30 (0.4%) | |
| Whether bednet was purchased or not | Free | 6129 (87.8%) |
| Purchased | 843 (12.1%) | |
| Unknown | 8 (0.1%) | |
| How long since bednet was obtained (months) | ≤ 12 | 1144 (16.4%) |
| 13–24 | 1104 (15.8%) | |
| 25–36 | 901 (12.9%) | |
| > 36 | 3759 (53.9%) | |
| Unknown | 72 (1.0%) | |
| Type of bednet | LLIN | 6524 (93.5%) |
| Untreated net | 456 (6.5%) | |
| Brand of LLIN | PermaNet 2.0 | 3598 (55.2%) |
| Brand not specified | 1109 (17.0%) | |
| Olyset net | 636 (9.8%) | |
| DAWA net | 525 (8.1%) | |
| PermaNet 3.0 | 196 (3.0%) | |
| Olyset plus | 120 (1.8%) | |
| Other brand | 119 (1.8%) | |
| Royal Sentry Net | 117 (1.8%) | |
| Duranet | 104 (1.6%) | |
aModern houses were defined as those with a cement, wood or metal wall, tiled or metal roof and closed eaves; all other houses were defined as traditional
bAt least one LLIN for every two people