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Table 1 Net ownership and source

From: Mosquito nets in a rural area of Western Kenya: ownership, use and quality

Ownership

n(%)

Household owning nets

638(95.2)

Households without nets

32(4.8)

Total

670(100)

No. of bed nets

No. of HH(%)

0

32(4.8)

1

120(17.9)

2

244(36.4)

3

147(21.9)

4

88(13.1)

5+

39(5.8)

Total

670(100)

Mean number of nets per HH 2.4

Source of bed nets

No. of HH(%)

Campaign nets

298(46.7)

Non campaign nets

205(32.1)

Campaign &non campaign nets

112(17.6)

*Other sources

23(3.6)

Total

638(100)

Cost of non-campaign nets (KES)

 

50

180(56.8)

100

64(20.2)

> 100

73(23.0)

Total HH

317(100)

  1. * 13 households got nets from friends/relatives, 10 households got nets from NGOs