Table 4.
Usage of bed nets and reasons for not sleeping under bed nets in households
| Variables | N | N = 3101 |
|---|---|---|
| Usage of bed nets and practices of preventive measures: | ||
| Does your household have any mosquito nets that can be used while sleeping? (Yes) | 310 | 197 (63.5%) |
| How many ed nets your households have? | 197 | |
| Mean ± SD | 3.0 ± 2.2 | |
| Proabortion of number of mosquito nets to the total number of household | 197 | |
| Mean ± SD | 50% ± 30% | |
| Where do you get the mosquito net? (Multiple answer question) | 197 | |
| Governmental institution | 62 (31.5%) | |
| Market | 143 (72.6%) | |
| Un-governmental organization | 5 (2.5%) | |
| Others | 5 (2.5%) | |
| Did anyone sleep under the mosquito net from the household member during the past 12 months? (Yes) | 197 | 148 (75.1%) |
| Did everyone sleep under the mosquito net from the household member during the past 12 months? (Yes) | 148 | 67 (45.3%) |
| If some or all household members didn't sleep under the mosquito net during past 12 months, please provide the reasons for not using it | 127 | |
| Financial problems | 11 (8.7%) | |
| We do not like it | 17 (13.4%) | |
| Laziness | 13 (10.2%) | |
| Allergy | 11 (8.7%) | |
| Breathing difficulties | 23 (18.1%) | |
| Unavailable bed nets | 15 (11.8%) | |
| Not needed | 18 (14.2%) | |
| Others | 30 (23.6%) | |
| If not all household members are not sleeping under the mosquito net, please mention the number of household members who are sleeping under bed net: | 81 | |
| 0–3 | 51 (62.9%) | |
| 4–6 | 28 (34.6%) | |
| 7–9 | 2 (2.5%) | |
| Percentage of household members who are sleeping under bed net (if not all household members were sleeping) | 81 | |
| Mean ± SD | 40% ± 20% | |
1Data were presented as n (%); Mean ± SD