Table 3 Information, attitudes and practices related to bed-nets by category of migrant group
Characteristic | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Received any form of IEC in malaria | ||||
Yes | 26(76.5) | 176(20.4) | 219(14.7) | 711(25.3) |
No | 8(23.5) | 651(75.5) | 1,169(78.7) | 1,947(69.4) |
DK | 0(0.0) | 35(4.1) | 97(6.5) | 149(5.3) |
Health staff visited for malaria related reasons | ||||
Yes | 31(91.2) | 271(31.4) | 328(22.1) | 977(34.8) |
No | 3(8.8) | 551(63.9) | 1,071(72.1) | 1,696(60.4) |
DK | 0(0.0) | 40(4.6) | 86(5.8) | 134(4.8) |
Number of treated bed nets at home | ||||
Sum | 27 | 707 | 767 | 2543 |
Mean ± SE | 0.8 ± 1.1 | 0.9 ± 1.1 | 0.65 ± 0.77 | 1.1 ± 1.2 |
Range | 0-4 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0 -10 |
Willing to buy treated bed nets | ||||
n = 33 | n = 755 | n = 1,175 | n = 1,963 | |
24 (72.7) | 491 (65.0) | 777 (66.1) | 1292 (65.8) | |
One can’t catch malaria if sleeping regularly under treated bed net | ||||
n = 33 | n = 756 | n = 1,178 | n = 1,967 | |
Agree | 31 (93.9) | 682 (90.2) | 965 (81.9) | 1678 (85.3) |
Disagree | 1 (3.0) | 27 (3.6) | 35 (3.0) | 63 (3.2) |
Uncertain | 0 (0.0) | 37 (4.9) | 129 (11.0) | 166(8.4) |
No response | 1 (3.0) | 10 (1.3) | 49 (4.2) | 60 (3.1) |
Type of net slept last night a | ||||
n = 34 | n = 862 | n = 1,485 | n = 2,381 | |
Ordinary | 14 (41.2) | 420 (48.7) | 763 (51.4) | 1197 (50.3) |
ITN | 1 (2.9) | 119 (13.8) | 132 (8.9) | 252 (10.6) |
LLIN | 1 (2.9) | 106 (12.3) | 117 (7.9) | 224 (9.4) |
Number of family members slept under any type of net last night | ||||
n = 34 | n = 862 | n = 1,485 | n = 2,381 | |
None | 6 (17.6) | 66 (7.7) | 81 (5.5) | 153 (6.4) |
One | 5 (14.7) | 145 (16.8) | 295 (19.9) | 445 (18.7) |
2-4 | 7 (20.6) | 389 (45.1) | 529 (35.6) | 925 (38.8) |
≥5 | 16 (47.1) | 262 (30.4) | 580 (39.1) | 858 (36.0) |