Assessment of the Status of Awareness, Ownership, and Usage of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets after Mass Distribution in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Table 2

(a) Assessment of the level of awareness, ownership, and usage of LLINs among respondents

Variables	N = 352	Percentage (%)
Awareness
Yes	323	91.8
No	29	8.2
Source of information on LLINs (n=323)
Mass media	143	44.3
Friends	85	26.3
Book	36	11.1
Internet	59	18.3
Ownership
Yes	251	71.3
No	101	28.7
Sources of LLINs (n=251)
Government	183	72.9
NGO	19	7.6
Purchase in Pharmaceutical shop	39	15.5
Others	10	4.0

(b) Assessment of the level of awareness, ownership, and usage of LLINs among respondents

Variables	N = 352	Percentage (%)
Reasons for not owning LLINs (n=101)
Lack of information	22	21.8
High cost of LLINs	12	11.9
Not distributed by the Government	43	42.6
Use of alternative malaria prevention	24	23.7
Education on usage
Yes	239	67.9
No	113	32.1
Usage
Yes	238	67.6
No	114	32.4
Usage frequency
Every night	195	81.9
Occasionally	43	18.1

(c) Assessment of the level of awareness, ownership, and usage of LLINs among respondents

Variables	N = 352	Percentage (%)
Reasons for non-utilizing of LLINs (n=114)
Cause of heat	22	19.3
Net too small	19	16.7
Disturbs sleep	12	10.5
Cultural belief	19	16.7
LLINs not distributed	26	22.8
Tacking problem	16	14.0