Table 2.

Population knowledge and behaviour about malaria in Makenene

Variables	Answers	N	%
Heard about malaria	Yes	413	100
	No	0	0
Mode of transmission of malaria	Mosquito bites	391	94.67
	Dirt	13	3.15
	Other	6	1.45
	No idea	3	0.73
Mosquito bites at home	Yes	387	93.70
	No	26	6.30
Preventive measuresa	Using mosquito nets	381	92.25
	Using insecticides spray/coil	84	20.34
	Using nets on windows	20	4.84
	Nothing	11	2.66
Period of use of mosquito nets	Rainy season	62	16.15
	Dry season	15	3.91
	Regularly	299	77.86
	Rarely	8	2.08
Origin of bed nets used	Bought	73	18.91
	Freely acquired by MoHb	281	72.80
	Donation other than MoHc	32	9.29
Reasons for not using mosquito nets regularly	Forgetfulness	62	14.19
	Heat	72	16.47
	Absence of mosquito nets	286	65.45
	Otherd	17	3.89
Age of bed nets used	< 6 months	36	9.33
	[6 to 12 months]	41	10.62
	[1 to 2 years]	77	19.95
	> 2 years	232	60.10
Presence of holes on bed nets	No	122	31.85
	Yes	261	68.15

N number of responses

^a Percentages do not add up to 100 because these results are from multiple response questions

^b Ministry of Public Health

^c Donation by family or hospital

^d Other (Insufficient, Muffle, Torn, Crowding)