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Table 1 The proportion of houses with different combinations of mosquito-proofing

From: Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Eaves

Ceiling

Windows

Total

  

Open % (n)

Screened % (n)

 

Open

Open

2.4% (14)

17.8% (103)

20.2% (117)

 

Closed

0.8% (5)

37.7% (218)

38.5% (223)

 

Subtotal

3.2% (19)

55.5% (321)

58.7% (340)

Closed

Open

12.6% (73)

18.3% (106)

30.9% (179)

 

Closed

1.4% (8)

9.0% (52)

10.4% (60)

 

Subtotal

14.0% (81)

27.3% (158)

41.3% (239)

Total

Open

15.0% (87)

36.0% (209)

51.1% (296)

 

Closed

2.0% (13)

48.0% (270)

48.9% (283)

 

Total

17.2% (100)

82.8% (479)

100(579)