Table 6 Mosquito net and insecticides usage in Muleba district, Tanzania (n = 294)
Variable | Number of respondents (%) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Overall | Epidemic area | Non-Epidemic area | Â |
Does your household own mosquito net/nets? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 296 (58.7) | 193 (55.3) | 103 (66.4) |  |
   No | 208 (41.3) | 156 (44.7) | 52 (33.6) | 0.019 |
Who sleeps under a net? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   All people | 132 (45.4) | 89 (47.1) | 43 (42.2) | 0.404 |
   Father and mother only | 14 (4.8) | 10 (5.3) | 4 (3.9) | 0.578 |
   Father, mother and young children | 44 (15.1) | 30 (15.9) | 14 (13.7) | 0.602 |
   Young children only | 37 (12.7) | 25 (13.2) | 12 (11.8) | 0.721 |
   Mother and young children only | 23 (7.9) | 15 (7.9) | 8 (7.8) | 0.975 |
   Other | 41 (14.1) | 20 (10.59) | 25 (24.5) | < 0.01 |
Season when mosquito nets are used | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   All year round | 206 (70) | 137 (71.7) | 69 (67.0) | 0.401 |
   Rain season only | 70 (23.8) | 42 (22.0) | 28 (27.2) | 0.318 |
   Other | 18 (6.1) | 12 (6.3) | 6 (5.8) | 0.865 |
Net re-treatment is done | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.7) | 0 | - |
   No | 161 (98.2) | 114 (97.4) | 47 (100.0) | 0.265 |
   Don't know | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0 | - |
Insecticide for net treatment available in the household | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 89 (17.8) | 64 (18.6) | 25 (16.1) | 0.499 |
   No | 408 (81.6) | 279 (80.9) | 129 (83.2) | 0.539 |
   Don't know | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.7) | 0.670 |
Other means of self protection against mosquitoes | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Insecticide sprays | 9 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 5 (2.0) | 0.867 |
   Insecticide coils | 33 (6.6) | 19 (7.6) | 14 (5.6) | 0.658 |
   Burn local herbs | 53 (10.7) | 30 (12.0) | 23 (9.3) | 0.630 |
   Mosquito repellents | 28 (5.7) | 13 (5.2) | 15 (6.1) | 0.829 |