Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Malaria and Its Control in Rural Northwest Tanzania

Table 4

Respondent’s bed nets ownership, use and nonuse in Geita district, northwest Tanzania.

Variable	N	%
Possessing bed nets (treated or untreated)	283	77.3
Used bed nets last night	271	74
Possessing ITNs	223	60.9
Family members who sleep under bed nets daily
Children and mothers	42	11.5
Everyone in the house	211	57.7
Father and mother alone	83	22.6
Others	30	8.2
Reasons for using bed nets
Protect from mosquito bites	187	51.1
Protect from malaria	72	19.7
Protect children from malaria	6	1.6
Habit	98	26.8
Others	3	0.8
Reasons of not possessing bed nets
Expensive	51	61.5
Not available	3	3.6
Reduce surrounding air	1	1.2
Increase room temperature	4	4.8
Cannot prevent malaria transmission	2	2.4
No reasons	5	6
Others	17	20.5
Use of insecticides (NGAO) to re-treat bed nets	181	64.0
Time for re-treatment of bed nets with insecticides (NGAO)
After 1 month	29	12.6
After 2 or 3 month	66	28.7
After 12 months	4	1.7
Do not treat	6	2.6
Others	125	54.3
Reasons of not using insecticides (NGAO) to re-treat bed nets
Expensive	34	35.1
Not available	7	7.2
Do not need re-treatment	2	2.1
Others	54	55.7
Source of insecticides (NGAO) for re-treatment of bed nets
Retail shops	170	75.9
Non governmental organization	8	3.6
Donated by government	1	0.5
Others	45	20.1