Table 1 Characteristics of survey households
Variable | n = 708 |
|---|---|
Mean (range) household size | 6 (2-37) |
Number of children under five | 729 (17.3) |
Adults with education > primary school | 447 (24.8) |
Main occupation of household head | Â |
Agriculture (small scale) | 498 (70.3) |
Casual labourer | 76 (10.8) |
Petty trade | 64 (9.0) |
Other | 70 (9.9) |
Median monthly per capita expenditure in KES (USD) | 1202 (15.4) |
How long ago acquired last net | Â |
< 1 year | 240 (52.1) |
1 year | 84 (18.2) |
2 years | 44 (9.5) |
3 +years | 93 (21.0) |
Net conditions from households perspective | Â |
Good condition | 219 (47.4) |
Poor condition-torn but usable | 115 (24.9) |
Very poor condition-not usable | 9 (2.0) |
Differs for different nets | 119 (25.7) |
Potential source of ITNs | Â |
Local shop/market | 120 (16.9) |
Government dispensary | 404 (57.1) |
Government hospital | 62 (8.8) |
Community Health worker | 22 (3.1) |
Faith based health facility | 22 (3.1) |
Do not know | 36 (5.1) |
Other | 42 (6.0) |
Main reasons for not owning ITNs (%) | Â |
Not necessary | 14 (5.8) |
Expensive/cannot afford | 216 (88.5) |
Nets not available | 21 (8.6) |
Other | 13 (5.3) |