Table 5 Net characteristics in sampled households, Abia and Plateau states, Nigeria, September 2010
|  | Abia (n = 150) | Plateau (n = 807) |
|---|---|---|
| Â | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
Net type | Â | Â |
  LLINs | 65.6 (54.0–75.5) | 89.5 (84.2–93.1)* |
  Pre-treated net | 0.8 (0.1–5.8) | 0.4 (0.1–1.4) |
  Untreated net | 5.8 (1.1–25.0) | 3.3 (1.9–5.7) |
  Other | 0 | 0.3 (0.1–1.0)* |
  Don’t know or missing | 27.8 (19.3–38.3) | 6.5 (3.6–11.6)* |
Proportion baby nets | 17.4 (9.3–30.3) | 0.5 (0.2–1.5)* |
Net age | Â | Â |
  ≤ 6 months | 26.6 (18.5–36.5) | 28.5 (20.2–38.6) |
  6-12 months | 22.8 (13.7–35.4) | 22.2 (16.9–28.5) |
  > 12 months | 43.2 (32.8–54.1) | 47.2 (39.6–55.0) |
  Don’t know or missing | 7.5 (3.9–13.9) | 2.1 (1.2–3.6)* |
Source of nets | Â | Â |
  Market | 32.2 (20.5–46.4) | 38.4 (28.7–49.3) |
  Health facility | 37.0 (24.2–51.9) | 30.3 (22.1–40.1) |
  Mass distribution | 4.4 (1.4–12.8) | 17.4 (9.0–30.9) |
  Shop | 14.4 (4.7–36.5) | 2.4 (1.1–5.4) |
  Gift | 8.7 (4.6–15.9) | 6.5 (3.9–10.6) |
  Community health worker (non-campaign) | 2.2 (0.7–6.2) | 1.9 (1.0–3.8) |
  Other | 0.9 (0.2–3.6) | 2.4 (1.0–6.0) |
Proportion of nets purchased | 49.0 (37.5–60.6) | 47.5 (37.6–57.7) |
Proportion of nets ever used | 74.7 (64.5–82.7) | 86.1 (80.0–90.5) |
Proportion nets observed hanging | 52.3 (40.9–63.5) | 79.2 (72.5–84.7)* |
Proportion of hanging nets hung at appropriate height | 95.2 (82.0–98.9) | 97.7 (94.5–99.0) |
Reasons why net was not hung (multiple responses possible) | Â | Â |
  Do not want to use net | 40.0 (22.5–60.5) | 28.4 (16.2–44.8) |
  Have not yet permanently hung | 14.6 (7.5–26.5) | 12.9 (5.0–29.5) |
  Too tired to hang | 9.1 (3.2–23.1) | 5.6 (1.6–18.2) |
  Don’t know how to hang | 10.9 (4.4–24.5) | 2.2 (0.8–6.0) |
  Inconvenient | 3.6 (1.0–12.6) | 7.3 (3.4–14.8) |
  Too hard to hang | 7.3 (1.8–25.6) | 3.3 (1.2–9.2) |
  No space for net | 5.5 (0.9–27.8) | 2.8 (0.8–9.2) |
  Person responsible for hanging absent | 1.8 (0.2–12.4) | 0.6 (0.1–4.3) |
  Other | 20.0 (8.8–39.3) | 31.4 (21.4–43.6) |
Proportion nets used last night | 60.6 (49.9–70.4) | 80.4 (73.2–86.0)* |
Reasons why net was not used last night (multiple responses possible) | Â | Â |
  Usual user did not sleep here last night | 17.4 (8.2–33.3) | 1.6 (0.5–5.3)* |
  Net not needed last night | 4.4 (1.2–14.5) | 14.1 (9.1–21.2) |
  Cannot hang net | 12.0 (6.1–22.3) | 6.4 (3.0–13.1) |
  No mosquitoes | 8.7 (3.9–18.4) | 9.4 (3.4–23.7) |
  Net too old or torn | 13.0 (6.2–25.5) | 4.7 (1.9–10.9) |
  Net not available last night (washing) | 3.3 (0.4–21.2) | 12.5 (6.2–23.8) |
  Too hot | 10.9 (3.9–26.7) | 3.3 (1.2–9.1) |
  Feel closed in or afraid | 6.5 (1.8–21.3) | 5.3 (1.2–19.9) |
  No malaria | 0 | 5.7 (1.5–19.6)* |
  Net too dirty | 4.4 (1.4–13.1) | 0.6 (0.1–3.6) |
  Don’t like smell | 2.2 (0.3–14.5) | 2.6 (0.9–7.5) |
  Other | 20.7 (11.4–34.5) | 24.7 (14.8–38.3) |
  Don’t know | 4.4 (0.9–19.4) | 7.9 (2.8–20.4) |
Proportion nets with holes | 17.7 (10.1–29.2) | 16.5 (12.0–22.2) |
Proportion nets with mends | 10.7 (4.1–24.8) | 5.4 (3.5–8.4) |