Table 1.
Household characteristics and malaria perceptions comparing households with and without observed repurposed bed nets
| Highlands | Lowlands | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Any repurposing (n = 52) | No repurposing (n = 587) | P valuea | Total | Any repurposing (n = 184) | No repurposing (n = 374) | P valuea | ||
| People per household | (n = 639) | 0.629 | (n = 558) | 0.183 | |||||
| 1–3 | 240 (37.6) | 21 (8.8) | 219 (91.3) | 372 (66.7) | 120 (32.3) | 252 (67.7) | |||
| 4–6 | 293 (45.9) | 25 (8.5) | 268 (91.5) | 164 (29.4) | 53 (32.3) | 111 (67.7) | |||
| ≥ 7 | 106 (16.6) | 6 (5.7) | 100 (94.3) | 22 (3.9) | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | |||
| Nets per household | (n = 639) | 0.236 | (n = 558) | 0.470 | |||||
| 0 | 202 (31.6) | 11 (5.4) | 191 (94.6) | 11 (1.9) | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | |||
| 1 | 167 (26.1) | 17 (10.2) | 150 (89.8) | 309 (55.4) | 95 (30.7) | 214 (69.3) | |||
| 2 | 152 (23.8) | 15 (9.9) | 137 (90.1) | 179 (32.1) | 65 (36.3) | 114 (63.7) | |||
| ≥ 3 | 118 (18.5) | 7 (8.2) | 78 (91.8) | 60 (10.8) | 16 (35.6) | 29 (64.4) | |||
| How serious a problem malaria is for the family | (n = 637) | 0.383 | (n = 557) | 0.938 | 0.273 | ||||
| Not at all serious | 22 (3.5) | 4 (18.2) | 18 (81.8) | 5 (0.9) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | |||
| Slightly serious | 357 (56.0) | 26 (7.3) | 331 (92.7) | 143 (25.7) | 43 (30.1) | 100 (69.9) | |||
| Somewhat serious | 189 (29.7) | 16 (8.5) | 173 (91.5) | 100 (18.0) | 33 (33.0) | 67 (67.0) | |||
| Serious | 64 (10.0) | 5 (7.8) | 59 (92.2) | 283 (50.8) | 96 (33.9) | 187 (66.1) | |||
| Extremely serious | 5 (0.8) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 26 (4.7) | 9 (34.6) | 17 (65.4) | |||
| Problems ever using a net | (n = 534) | 0.184 | (n = 538) | 0.696 | 0.438 | ||||
| Yes | 43 (8.1) | 6 (14.0) | 37 (86.0) | 72 (13.4) | 25 (34.7) | 47 (65.3) | |||
| No | 491 (91.9) | 40 (8.1) | 451 (91.9) | 466 (86.6) | 151 (32.4) | 315 (67.6) | |||
| Wealth quartile | (n = 628) | 0.809 | (n = 564) | 0.234 | |||||
| 1st Quartile | 160 (25.5) | 12 (7.5) | 148 (92.5) | 118 (20.9) | 34 (28.8) | 84 (71.2) | |||
| 2nd Quartile | 211 (33.6) | 18 (8.5) | 193 (91.5) | 103 (18.3) | 26 (25.2) | 77 (74.8) | |||
| 3rd Quartile | 128 (20.4) | 8 (6.3) | 120 (93.8) | 156 (27.7) | 55 (35.3) | 101 (64.7) | |||
| 4th Quartile | 129 (20.5) | 12 (9.3) | 117 (90.7) | 187 (33.2) | 69 (36.9) | 118 (63.1) | |||
| Ability to afford a net | (n = 640) | 0.753 | (n = 567) | 0.888 | |||||
| Yes | 442 (69.1) | 36 (8.1) | 403 (91.2) | 494 (87.1) | 157 (31.8) | 322 (65.2) | |||
| No | 198 (30.9) | 15 (7.6) | 182 (91.9) | 73 (12.9) | 23 (31.5) | 49 (67.1) | |||
| Sublocation | (n = 642) | 0.038* | (n = 574) | 0.284 | |||||
| Chepsonoi | 221 (34.4) | 22 (10.0) | 199 (90.0) | ||||||
| Kiborgok | 204 (31.8) | 12 (5.9) | 192 (94.1) | ||||||
| Tindinyo | 217 (33.8) | 18 (8.3) | 199 (91.7) | ||||||
| Kabar Central | 316 (55.1) | 106 (33.5) | 210 (66.5) | ||||||
| Kabar West | 258 (44.9) | 78 (30.2) | 180 (69.8) | ||||||
| Universal access | (n = 641) | 0.211 | (n = 574) | 0.668 | |||||
| Yes | 239 (37.3) | 21 (8.8) | 218 (91.6) | 414 (72.1) | 134 (32.4) | 272 (65.7) | |||
| No | 402 (62.7) | 31 (7.7) | 369 (91.8) | 160 (27.9) | 50 (31.3) | 102 (63.8) | |||
| % HH slept under a net | (n = 633) | 0.115 | (n = 558) | 0.610 | |||||
| 0–25% | 227 (35.9) | 11 (4.8) | 216 (95.2) | 15 (2.7) | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | |||
| 26–50% | 67 (10.6) | 8 (11.9) | 59 (88.1) | 12 (2.2) | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | |||
| 51–75% | 46 (7.3) | 5 (10.9) | 41 (89.1) | 16 (2.9) | 5 (31.2) | 11 (68.8) | |||
| 76–100% | 293 (46.3) | 28 (9.6) | 265 (90.4) | 515 (92.3) | 173 (33.6) | 342 (66.4) | |||
| Own cattle | (n = 639) | 0.974 | (n = 558) | 0.852 | |||||
| Yes | 355 (55.6) | 29 (8.2) | 326 (91.8) | 288 (51.6) | 96 (33.3) | 192 (66.7) | |||
| No | 284 (44.4) | 23 (8.1) | 261 (91.9) | 270 (48.4) | 88 (32.6) | 182 (67.4) | |||
| Own sheep | (n = 639) | 0.992 | (n = 558) | 0.754 | |||||
| Yes | 74 (11.6) | 6 (8.1) | 68 (91.9) | 117 (21.0) | 40 (34.2) | 77 (65.8) | |||
| No | 565 (88.4) | 46 (8.1) | 519 (91.9) | 441 (79.0) | 144 (32.7) | 297 (67.3) | |||
| Own goats | (n = 639) | 0.191 | (n = 558) | 0.028* | |||||
| Yes | 56 (8.8) | 2 (3.6) | 54 (96.4) | 175 (31.4) | 69 (39.4) | 106 (60.6) | |||
| No | 583 (91.2) | 50 (8.6) | 533 (91.4) | 383 (68.6) | 115 (30.0) | 268 (70.0) | |||
| Own chickens | (n = 638) | 0.117 | (n = 558) | 0.000* | |||||
| Yes | 497 (77.9) | 45 (9.1) | 452 (90.9) | 441 (79.0) | 163 (37.0) | 278 (63.0) | |||
| No | 141 (22.1) | 7 (5.0) | 134 (95.0) | 117 (21.0) | 21 (17.9) | 96 (82.1) | |||
| Own dogs | (n = 639) | 0.004* | (n = 558) | 0.212 | |||||
| Yes | 155 (24.3) | 4 (2.6) | 151 (97.4) | 325 (58.2) | 114 (35.1) | 211 (64.9) | |||
| No | 484 (75.7) | 48 (9.9) | 436 (90.1) | 233 (41.8) | 70 (30.0) | 163 (70.0) | |||
| HH reports seeing others repurpose bed nets | (n = 637) | 0.000* | (n = 557) | 0.011* | |||||
| Yes | 450 (70.6) | 48 (10.7) | 402 (89.3) | 525 (94.3) | 180 (34.3) | 345 (65.7) | |||
| No | 187 (29.4) | 4 (2.1) | 183 (97.9) | 32 (5.7) | 4 (12.5) | 28 (87.5) | |||
aPearson’s Chi-Square test
*Statistically significant p < 0.05