Table 2 Reasons for non-retreatment of bed nets
From: Physical condition and maintenance of mosquito bed nets in Kwale County, coastal Kenya
Reasons for not retreating | N (%) |
|---|---|
Cost of re-treatment insecticide | 576 (49) |
Access to the insecticide (not being available in retail shops) | 154 (13) |
Bed net is new | 133 (11) |
Lack of knowledge on how to do the re-treatment | 130 (11) |
Bed net is an LLIN | 82 (7) |
Fear of the effects of retreatment insecticide (irritates, allergic) | 39 (4) |
Others (bed net is old, is rarely used, there are no mosquitoes, being busy) | 60 (5) |
Total | 1,174 (100) |