Table 1 Nets use and net sources among rural children in four districts in Kenya, 2004
Bondo | Greater Kisii | Kwale | Makueni | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of children seen (a) | 793 | 934 | 1,283 | 745 | 3,755 |
Children who slept under a net (%) | 146 (18.4) | 95 (10.1) | 237 (18.5) | 84 (11.3) | 562 (15.0) |
Source of nets | |||||
Retail outlets (%) | 70 (47.9) | 62 (65.3) | 119 (50.2) | 76 (90.5) | 327 (58.2) |
Other (%) (b)* | |||||
NGO/MOH Community pharmacy | 5 (3.4) | 26 (27.4) | 51 (21.5) | 1 (1.2) | 83 (14.8) |
MoH ANC health facility | 6 (4.1) | 4 (4.2) | 64 (27.0) | 4 (4.8) | 78 (13.9) |
Mission health facility | 4 (2.7) | 3 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (1.3) |
CDC/KEMRI programme | 55 (37.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 55 (9.8) |
Net given as a gift | 6 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (3.6) | 12 (2.1) |
Total | 76 (52.1) | 33 (34.7) | 118 (49.8) | 8 (9.5) | 235 (41.8) |
Number of children included in the analysis (%) (a-b) | 717 (90.4) | 901 (96.5) | 1,165 (90.1) | 737 (98.9) | 3,520 (93.7) |
Net treatment | |||||
Total nets treated (%) † | 95 (65.1) | 53 (55.8) | 98 (41.4) | 25 (29.8) | 271 (82.9) |
Total retail sector nets treated (%)‡ | 32 (45.7) | 32 (51.6) | 50 (42.0) | 22 (28.9) | 136 (41.6) |
Types of retail sector nets | |||||
PSI brand (SUPANET®) (%) | 48 (68.6) | 43 (69.4) | 87 (73.1) | 46 (60.5) | 224 (68.5) |
Other brands (%) ** | 22 (31.4) | 19 (30.6) | 32 (26.9) | 30 (39.5) | 103 (31.5) |