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Table 4 Major reasons for not screening houses

From: Community knowledge and perceptions on malaria prevention and house screening in Nyabondo, Western Kenya

Variable

Reasons for not Screening:

Doors

Windows

Eaves

Count

Column %

Count

Column N %

Count

Column N %

Not effective

1

2%

1

2%

1

1%

Hot at night

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

Prevents ventilation

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

House do not look good

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

Cultural reason

1

2%

1

2%

2

3%

Washing/maintaining hard

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

House design problems

0

0%

0

0%

1

1%

Economic/affordability

29

43%

29

43%

31

44%

Do not Know to do it

53

78%

53

78%

55

78%

Lack of time

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

Others reasons

1

2%

1

2%

1

1%

Total

68

100%

68

100%

71

100%