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Table 3 Utilization and Cost of Other Preventive Methods

From: Towards making efficient use of household resources for appropriate prevention of malaria: investigating households’ ownership, use and expenditures on ITNs and other preventive tools in Southeast Nigeria

Method

Utilization(n)

Cost [Naira(std)]

Cost-USD

Cleaning environment

212 (42.4)

20.2 (82.4)

0.13

Clearing of vegetation

144 (28.8)

14.5 (120.6)

0.1

Window & door net

92 (18.4)

172.6 (54.2)

1.2

Indoor spray (IRHS)

46 (9.2)

138.5 (181.3)

0.92

Aerosol spray

36 (7.20)

136.9 (193.1)

0.91

Burning mosquito coil

35 (7.0)

35.2 (52.1)

0.2

Other Mosquito repellants

28 95.6)

109.6 (165.6)

0.73

Growing plants

7 (1.4)

0.83 (6.45)

0.005

Ingestion of herbs

4 (0.8)

15.7 (119.2)

0.1

Smoke

2 (0.4)

0 (0)

0