Research Article
Determinants of Ownership and Utilization of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets for Malaria Control in Eastern Ethiopia
Table 2
Mosquito net ownership and utilization among respondents in Gursum district, Ethiopia, 2008.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Is there a bed net in your house | | | Yes | 209 | 62.4 | No | 126 | 37.6 | The number of nets in the household | | | 1 net | 87 | 41.6 | 2 nets | 116 | 55.5 | 3 nets and more | 6 | 2.9 | Where did you get it? | | | Health office | 96 | 45.9 | Health center | 32 | 15.3 | Health post/clinic | 12 | 5.7 | Shops | 17 | 8.1 | Other | 52 | 24.9 | When did you obtain it (in months)? | | | <6 months | 16 | 7.7 | 6–12 months | 60 | 28.7 | 13–24 months | 90 | 43.1 | >24 months | 43 | 20.6 | ITN utilization | | | Yes | 45 | 21.5 | No | 164 | 78.5 |
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