Table 1 Household characteristics and protective measures against mosquito bites in five study villages, central Côte d'Ivoire.
Socioeconomic indicators | Study village | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gbohua-Angbavia | Tafissou-Bringakro | N'Da Dibykro-N'Da Kouassikro | Alluminankro-N'Kloidjo | Gbakokro-Abokro | ||
Number of households | 245 | 158 | 127 | 120 | 67 | 717 |
Number of children ≤ 5 years | 256 | 320 | 175 | 159 | 81 | 991 |
Houses without cement bricks (%) | 56.2 | 50.7 | 31.3 | 55.7 | 0 | 43.1 |
Roof with thatched-grass (%) | 16.8 | 23.6 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 6.1 | 17.4 |
Illiteracy rate (%) | 64.1 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 62.1 | 46.2 | 58.1 |
Protective measures against mosquito bites | ||||||
Nets coverage rate (%) | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
Fumigating coils (%) | 55.9 | 17.0 | 36.7 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 28.0 |
Use of insecticide sprays (%) | 13.2 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 22.5 | 19.2 | 15.2 |
No protective measure | 21.9 | 51.7 | 43.9 | 46.5 | 60.8 | 43.2 |
Preferred colour of bed net | ||||||
Blue (%) | 46.9 | 44.4 | 48.4 | 38.9 | 57.7 | 45.3 |
Green (%) | 24.7 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 37.8 | 15.4 | 22.8 |
White (%) | 21.1 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 12.1 |
Other colours | 3.2 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 9.6 |
Don't know | 4.1 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
Contribution to pay for a LLIN (in F CFA) | ||||||
< 1000 (%) | 1.8 | 4.2 | 23.4 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
1000 (%) | 97.2 | 82.7 | 62.1 | 50.4 | 88.5 | 77.1 |
1500 (%) | 1.0 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 37.8 | 3.8 | 12.4 |
>1500 (%) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
Preferred shape of LLINs | ||||||
Rectangular (%) | 55.1 | 76.4 | 55.6 | 67.3 | 88.5 | 64.1 |
Cylindrical (%) | 41.8 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 23.4 |
Conical (%) | 3.1 | 10.5 | 26.2 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 12.5 |
Convinced of LLINs efficacy (%) | 93.5 | 92.2 | 72.2 | 57.9 | 46.2 | 84.7 |