Table 6 Bed net ownership and use in the three study villages of Dirashe Woreda, south Ethiopia (August/September 2015)
Variable / Village | Gato (N = 233) | Onota (N = 108) | Layignaw-Arguba (N = 136) | Total (N = 477) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Bed net ownership | ||||
Yes | 228 (97.9) | 101 (93.5) | 113 (83.1) | 442 (92.7) |
No | 5 (2.1) | 7 (6.5) | 23 (16.9) | 35 (7.3) |
Number of LLINs per HH | ||||
1 net | 16 (7.0) | 35 (34.7) | 109 (96.5) | 160 (36.2) |
2 nets | 89 (39.0) | 57 (56.4) | 4 (3.5) | 150 (33.9) |
3 nets | 65 (28.5) | 8 (7.9) | 0 (0) | 73 (16.5) |
4 and more nets | 58 (25.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 59 (13.4) |
Source of bed net | ||||
Government | 228 (100) | 101 (100) | 109 (96.5) | 438 (99.1) |
Self-purchased | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.5) | 4 (0.9) |
Age of bed net | ||||
< 1 years | 2 (0.9) | 79 (78.2) | 41 (36.3) | 122 (27.6) |
1–2 years | 31 (13.6) | 18 (17.8) | 38 (33.6) | 87 (19.7) |
2–3 years | 195 (85.5) | 4 (4.0) | 12 (10.6) | 211 (47.7) |
> 3 years | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 22 (19.5) | 22 (5.0) |
Any one slept under the bed net last night? | ||||
Yes | 198 (86.8) | 72 (71.3) | 73 (64.6) | 343 (77.6) |
No | 30 (13.2) | 29 (28.7) | 40 (35.4) | 99 (22.4) |
Who slept under the bed net? | ||||
Whole family | 91 (46.0) | 28 (38.9) | 2 (2.7) | 121 (35.3) |
< 5 years (children only) | 8 (4.0) | 2 (2.8) | 10 (13.7) | 20 (5.8) |
Mother and children < 5 years | 93 (47.0) | 39 (54.2) | 50 (68.5) | 182 (53.1) |
Father and mother only | 6 (3.0) | 3 (4.1) | 11 (15.1) | 20 (5.8) |
Bed net hanged | ||||
Yes | 193 (97.5) | 72 (100) | 69 (94.5) | 334 (97.4) |
No | 5 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.5) | 9 (2.6) |
Bed net condition | ||||
In good condition (no holes) | 197 (99.5) | 70 (97.2) | 57 (78.1) | 324 (94.5) |
Holed | 1 (0.5) | 2 (2.8) | 7 (9.6) | 10 (2.9) |
Worn out/not in use | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (12.3) | 9 (2.6) |