Utilization of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets and Parasitaemia at 6 Months after a Mass Distribution Exercise among Households in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Community Based Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the respondents (n=346).

Characteristics	n ()
Place of residence
Kakoba division	191 (55.2)
Nyamitanga division	155 (44.8)
Median household size	4 [IQR=3-5]
Median number of children ≤5 in the household	1 [IQR=1-2]
Gender of the respondents
Male	27 (7.8)
Female	319 (92.2)
Age of the respondent
<25	100 (28.9)
25-34	165 (47.7)
35 or more	81 (23.4)
Religion of the household head
Catholic	106 (30.6)
Protestant	133 (38.4)
Muslim	73 (21.1)
Others	34 (9. 8)
Marital status
Single	26 (7. 5)
Married	290 (83.8)
Widowed	11 (3. 2)
Others	19 (5. 5)
Education Level of the respondents
No formal education	28 (8. 1)
Primary	167(48.3)
Secondary	105 (30.4)
Tertiary/University	46 (13.3)
Occupation of the respondents
Unemployed	33 (9. 5)
Business	172 (49.7)
Professional	30 (8.7)
Domestic services	76 (22.0)
Peasant	22 (6.4)
Other	13 (3.8)
Number of children under five years
1	200 (57.8)
2	116 (33.5)
3 or +	30 (8.7)
Type of house
Permanent	304 (87.9)
Temporary	42 (12.1)
Median monthly income (USD) of household	27.5 (IQR 8.3, 55.5)
Possession of a radio
Yes	235 (67.9)
No	111(32.1)
Possession of Television
Yes	163 (47.1)
No	183 (52.9)
Owned a bed net before mass distribution
Yes	300 (86.7)
No	46 (14.3)
Possession of mobile phone
Yes	293 (84.7)
No	53 (15.3)