Table 1

Characteristics of net ownership and use for households in clusters <2,000 m

In all HH

(N = 5,083)

% owning ≥ 1 ITN

65.6%

% owning ≥ 2 ITN

36.8%

Mean number of ITNs per HH

1.1

Among persons in all HH

% sleeping under ITN last night

All ages

36.1%

(N = 21,479)

Children <5 years of age

41.5%

(N = 3,643)

Women 15 - 49 years of age

41.7%

(N = 4,466)

Pregnant women

42.8%

(N = 412)

In HH with ≥ 1 ITN

(N = 3,282)

Mean no of ITN per HH

1.7

% of HH where all persons slept under net last night

36.4%

% of HH where at least one ITN was used last night

72.1%

Among persons in HH with ≥ 1 ITN

% sleeping under ITN last night

All ages

53.2%

(N = 14,326)

Children <5 years of age

60.1%

(N = 2,496)

Women 15 - 49 years of age

60.9%

(N = 3,009)

Pregnant women

65.7%

(N = 266)

Note, abbreviations: HH, household; ITN, insecticide treated net.

Jima et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:58   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-58