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Table 1 Background characteristics of households surveyed

From: A cross-sectional analysis of ITN and IRS coverage in Namibia in 2013

Background characteristics

Distribution of households No. (%)

Residence type

 Urban

4763 (48.4)

 Rural

5083 (51.6)

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

1696 (17.2)

 Second

1945 (19.8)

 Middle

2012 (20.4)

 Fourth

2178 (22.1)

 Highest

2015 (20.5)

Regional PfPR2–10 (%)

 < 1

3467 (35.2)

 1 to < 5

1432 (14.5)

 > 5

4947 (50.2)

EA PfPR2–10 (%)

 < 1

4184 (42.5)

 1 to < 5

1082 (11.0)

 > 5

4580 (46.5)

MSP zone

 3

3588 (36.4)

 2

2.033 (20.7)

 1

4225 (42.9)

IRS coveragea

 No IRS

7921 (80.5)

 IRS

1676 (17.0)

 Don’t know

245 (2.5)

ITN coverage

 No net

6533 (66.4)

 Untreated net

940 (9.6)

 ITN

2373 (24.1)

Number of ITNs in household

 0

7473 (75.9)

 1

1142 (11.6)

 > 1

1231 (12.5)

ITN per two people

 < 1 ITN per two people

8724 (88.6)

 ≥ 1 ITN per two people

1122 (11.4)

Total

9846 (100.0)

  1. PfPR2–10, Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate in those aged 2–10 years; EA, enumeration area; MSP, Malaria Strategic Plan; IRS, indoor residual spraying; ITN, insecticide-treated net
  2. an = 9842