A qualitative study on caretakers' perceived need of bed-nets after reduced malaria transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Table 1 Bed-net usage patterns

Caretaker number	Gender	Age	Bed-net usage by age	LLIN usage by age	Bed-net usage by season
1	Female	44	Everyone	Mother and small child	Continuous
2	Female	35	Only children	Children	Seasonal
3	Female	35	Everyone	Mother and children	Unclear
4	Female	70	Everyone	The child	Unclear
5	Female	26	Everyone	The baby	Seasonal (continuous use only for baby)
6	Female	35	Everyone	Children	Continuous
7	Female	28	Everyone	Children	Seasonal
8	Female	40	Everyone	Children	Continuous
9	Female	33	Everyone	The child that got the net (away from home)	Continuous (for mother and child) and seasonal (for others)
10	Female	27	Everyone	Everyone	Continuous
11	Male	28	Everyone	Children	Seasonal
12	Male	50	Only children	Children	Seasonal
13	Male	36	Only the youngest child (3-year-old)	The youngest child	Seasonal
14	Male	53	Everyone	Children	Continuous
15	Male	52	Everyone	Young children	Partly seasonal (more continuous for children)
16	Male	55	Everyone	Not using the LLIN	Continuous
17	Male	27	Only the children	Not using the LLIN	Continuous
18	Male	47	Everyone	Children	Continuous
19	Male	45	Everyone	Mother and young children	Seasonal (for adults) and continuous (for children)

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