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Table 2 Sources of nets used the previous night in Rufiji District during 2006 household survey by age group.

From: Markets, voucher subsidies and free nets combine to achieve high bed net coverage in rural Tanzania

Bed net source

Infants

Young children

Older children

Adults

Overall

n

422

598

1102

1848

3970

Proportion use (% (95% CI))

Voucher

41.5 (36.9, 46.2)

10.0 (7.9, 12.7)

4.0 (3.0, 5.3)

14.9 (13.3, 16.6)

14.0 (12.9, 15.1)

Free-Vaccine

27.0 (23.0, 31.5)

50.0 (45.8, 53.8)

37.3 (34.5, 40.2)

15.8 (14.2, 17.5)

28.1 (26.7, 29.5)

Free-Other

5.9 (4.0, 8.6)

12.7 (10.3, 15.6)

19.2 (16.9, 21.6)

8.9 (7.7, 10.3)

12.0 (11.0, 13.1)

Commercial market

24.0 (20.1, 28.2)

26.3 (22.9, 29.9)

37.9 (35.1, 40.8)

60.2 (58.0, 62.4)

45.1 (43.5, 46.6)

Unknown source

1.7 (0.8, 3.4)

1.2 (0.6, 2.4)

1.6 (1.0, 2.6)

0.2 (0.1, 0.5)

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

  1. Free-other means all nets that a user obtained it as a gift from a relative or a friend
  2. Unknown source means all nets that the respondent could not identify its source