Table 2 Summary of ideational predictors of bed net use, by country
From: Associations between ideational variables and bed net use in Madagascar, Mali, and Nigeria
Predictor | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Madagascar | Mali | Nigeria | |
Perceived severity of a malaria infection | ns | ns | – |
Self-efficacy to detect severe case of malaria | + | ns | ns |
Self-efficacy to prevent malaria | + | ns | ns |
Self-efficacy to obtain enough nets for the household | + | + | ns |
Response efficacy (belief that nets are effective) | ns | ns | – |
Perceived community norm of bed net use | + | na | ns |
Knowledge of where to get bed nets | + | na | ns |
Knowledge that fever is a sign of malaria | ns | + | ns |
Knowledge that mosquitos are the malaria vector | ns | + | ns |
Participating in decision-making about net allocation | + | na | ns |
Number of positively significant ideational predictors of bed net use | 7 | 3 | 0 |