Table 4. Re-uses of old bednets in relation to context.

Context	Specific uses
Mosquito control	Torn bednets were cut into sizes suitable for window screening to prevent house entry by mosquitoes, or for covering open wells or water storage containers (tanks) preventing mosquito breeding and dirt entering the water.
Farming	This included covering for chicken and ducks coops to protect chicks against predators and restrict adult birds ones from loitering around and destroying crops. Protecting seedlings or plants from getting damaged, or use as ropes for tying animals to restrict them while grazing and tethering in their shed. Used to cover drying maize and cereals to protect from animal damage.
Domestic	Make ropes for the clothes lines, make cleaning material for body scrubbing and dish washing sponges.
House improvement	Cut into pieces that fit into window curtains to offer privacy in the room, ceiling material to prevent falling materials on the bed using the material, and room divider to provide privacy in the room.
Building and furniture	Ropes for construction of mud thatched houses, Miji Kenda beds, or Swahili chairs.
Traditional women’s attire	Traditional attire (hando) worn by women when going to the market and functions such as weddings, public meetings, or funerals. The attire is worn to draw attention and to be admired by men. The cultural practice recognises women with big buttocks.
Recreation	Children skipping ropes, improvised swings by children and goal post net.
Security	The nets were used to fence around the homes, palm wine drinking dens to secure the compounds and restrict entry.