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Table 2 Demographic characteristics: by district and combined

From: “It is about how the net looks”: a qualitative study of perceptions and practices related to mosquito net care and repair in two districts in eastern Uganda

Characteristics

Kaliro

N (%)

Serere

N (%)

Total (combined)

N (%)

Sex

  Male

5 (17)

5 (17)

10 (34)

  Female

10 (33)

10 (33)

20 (67)

Age

  ≤19

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  20-29

6 (20)

1 (3)

7 (23)

  30-39

3 (10)

5 (17)

8 (27)

  40-49

1 (3)

4 (13)

5 (17)

  50+

4 (13)

5 (17)

9 (30)

  Don’t know

1 (3)

0 (0)

1 (0)

  Mean age totals

40

45

42.5

Household Composition

  Mean number of children under 5

1.6

1.6

1.6

  Mean household size

7.6

6.8

7.2

Household Characteristics

Roofing

  Grass/papyrus/banana/thatch

5 (33)

4 (27)

9 (30)

  Zinc/iron/tile

10 (67)

11 (73)

21 (70)

Walls

  Grass/mud

5 (33)

4 (27)

9 (30)

  Plaster/brick

10 (67)

11 (73)

21 (70)

Floor

  Earth/sand/clay

4 (47)

9 (60)

13 (43)

  Wood/bamboo/palm

3 (10)

0 (0)

3 (10)

  Vinyl/tile/cement

8 (53)

6 (40)

14 (47)

Income

  Subsistence agriculture

7 (23)

6 (20)

13 (43)

  Commercial agriculture

2 (7)

1 (3)

3 (10)

  Business owner

6 (20)

4 (13)

10 (33)

  Other

0 (0)

4 (13)

4 (13)

Education

  Primary

9 (30)

6 (20)

15 (50)

  Secondary

2 (7)

2 (7)

4 (13)

  Higher

2 (7)

4 (13)

6 (20)

  None

2 (7)

3 (10)

5 (17)

Net Ownership

  Mean number of nets in household

2.1

3.3

2.7