Table 4 Reasons for using bed nets for drying fish and the year that this practice was started.
From: Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria
| Â | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Reasons for using bed nets for drying fish | Â | Â |
   Fish dry faster on bed nets | 64 | 75.3 |
   Inexpensive | 38 | 44.7 |
   Fish do not stick to bed nets | 25 | 29.4 |
   Fish dry straight on bed nets | 17 | 20.0 |
   No other materials for drying fish | 16 | 18.8 |
   Easy to obtain from NGOs | 15 | 17.6 |
   Have enough bed nets | 14 | 16.5 |
   Original colour of fish is retained on bed nets | 8 | 9.4 |
   Strong | 6 | 7.1 |
   Other | 7 | 8.2 |
   Number of interviewees | 85 | - |
Year when started to use bed nets for fish drying | Â | Â |
   2008 | 3 | 3.7 |
   2007 | 32 | 39.0 |
   2006 | 43 | 52.4 |
   2005 | 4 | 4.9 |
   Number of interviewees | 82 | 100.0 |