Table 4 Association between the washing, use and availability characteristics of long-lasting insecticidal nets and intervention regions
Studied variables | Total LLINs assessed, N (%) | Municipal health region | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third, n (%) | Fifth, n (%) | Ninth, n (%) | |||
Coverage variables | |||||
LLIN losses | |||||
No losses | 343 (87.9) | 112 (84.8) | 118 (91.5) | 113 (87.6) | 0.692 |
Losses ≥ 1 | 47 (12.1) | 20 (15.2) | 11 (8.5) | 16 (12.4) | |
Number of existing LLINs at home | |||||
Up to 1 | 173 (44.2) | 64 (48.5) | 53 (40.8) | 56 (43.4) | 0.527 |
≥ 2 | 218 (55.8) | 68 (51.5) | 77 (59.2) | 73 (56.6) | |
Usage variables | |||||
LLIN availability | |||||
> 12 months | 259 (67.4) | 82 (64.1) | 88 (68.8) | 89 (69.5) | 0.399 |
≤ 12 months | 125 (32.6) | 46 (35.9) | 40 (31.3) | 39 (30.5) | |
Use within 1 year | |||||
Whole year | 171 (58.0) | 72 (76.6) | 50 (47.2) | 49 (51.6) | 0.027 |
Rainy season | 93 (31.5) | 16 (17.0) | 40 (37.7) | 37 (38.9) | |
Drought season | 31 (10.5) | 6 (6.4) | 16 (15.1) | 9 (9.5) | |
Use frequency within 1 week | |||||
4–7 times/week | 207 (57.7) | 73 (59.8) | 73 (62.9) | 61 (50.4) | 0.150 |
1–3 times/week | 43 (12.0) | 14 (11.5) | 10 (8.6) | 19 (15.7) | |
Do not use at all | 109 (30.4) | 35 (28.7) | 33 (28.4) | 41 (33.9) | |
LLIN used the night before the interview | |||||
Yes | 183 (47.8) | 73 (57.0) | 59 (45.7) | 51 (40.5) | 0.013 |
No | 200 (52.2) | 55 (43.0) | 70 (54.3) | 75 (59.5) | |
How LLIN was found | |||||
In use | 168 (45.7) | 64 (53.3) | 52 (43.0) | 52 (40.9) | 0.078 |
Out of use | 200 (54.3) | 56 (46.7) | 69 (57.0) | 75 (59.1) | |
Washing variables | |||||
Wash every 3 months as recommended | |||||
Yes | 148 (40.0) | 45 (37.8) | 42 (34.1) | 61 (47.7) | 0.060 |
No | 222 (60.0) | 74 (62.2) | 81 (65.9) | 67 (52.3) | |
Soap use as recommended | |||||
Yes | 259 (98.1) | 80 (96.4) | 88 (98.9) | 91 (98.9) | 0.294 |
No | 5 (1.9) | 3 (3.6) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | |
Let it dry in the shade as recommended | |||||
Yes | 178 (68.5) | 60 (74.1) | 49 (55.7) | 69 (75.8) | 0.345 |
No | 82 (31.5) | 21 (25.9) | 39 (44.3) | 22 (24.2) | |