Research Article
Ownership and Utilisation of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Tiko Health District, Southwest Region, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristic | Category | Health area | | (%) | Holforth | Likomba | Mondoni | Mudeka |
| | Age groups (in years) | ≤20 | 15 (3.6) | 4 (2.4) | 10 (7.6) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | | 21–40 | 295 (70.6) | 121 (72.9) | 111 (84.7) | 22 (71.0) | 41 (45.6) | | 41–60 | 108 (25.8) | 41 (24.7) | 10 (7.6) | 8 (25.8) | 49 (54.4) | | Mean age () | | | | | |
| | Sex | Female | 281 (67.2) | 126 (75.9) | 80 (61.1) | 23 (74.2) | 52 (57.8) | | Male | 137 (32.8) | 40 (24.1) | 51 (38.9) | 8 (25.8) | 38 (42.2) |
| | Marital status | Not married | 154 (36.8) | 65 (39.2) | 53 (40.5) | 11 (35.5) | 25 (27.8) | | Married | 264 (63.2) | 101 (60.8) | 78 (59.5) | 20 (64.5) | 65 (72.2) |
| | Education | Primary | 204 (48.8) | 72 (43.4) | 64 (48.9) | 16 (51.6) | 52 (57.8) | | Secondary | 170 (40.7) | 72 (43.4) | 55 (42.0) | 13 (41.9) | 30 (33.3) | | Tertiary | 44 (10.5) | 22 (13.3) | 12 (9.2) | 2 (6.5) | 8 (8.9) |
| | House type | Caraboat | 68 (16.3) | 3 (1.8) | 8 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 57 (63.3) | | Caraboat/block | 63 (15.1) | 1 (0.6) | 37 (28.2) | 24 (77.4) | 1 (1.1) | | Cement block | 287 (68.7) | 162 (97.6) | 86 (65.6) | 7 (22.6) | 32 (35.6) |
| | Number of bedrooms | ≤2 | 319 (76.3) | 132 (79.5) | 111 (84.7) | 27 (87.1) | 49 (54.4) | | 3–4 | 80 (19.1) | 28 (16.9) | 20 (15.3) | 4 (12.9) | 28 (31.1) | | ≥5 | 19 (4.6) | 6 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (14.4) | | Bedroom density () | | | | | |
| | Family size | ≤2 | 60 (14.3) | 34 (20.5) | 12 (9.2) | 4 (12.9) | 10 (11.1) | | 3–5 | 206 (49.3) | 79 (47.6) | 63 (48.1) | 16 (51.6) | 48 (53.3) | | 6–8 | 120 (28.7) | 42 (25.3) | 48 (36.6) | 10 (32.3) | 20 (22.2) | | ≥9 | 32 (7.7) | 11 (6.6) | 8 (6.1) | 1 (3.2) | 12 (13.3) | | Mean family size () | | | | | |
| | Children 0–5 SHLN | 0–2 | 398 (95.2) | 160 (96.4) | 125 (95.4) | 27 (87.1) | 86 (95.6) | | 3–4 | 20 (4.8) | 6 (3.6) | 6 (4.6) | 4 (12.9) | 4 (4.4) |
| | Net ownership | At least one LLIN | 372 (89.0) | 140 (84.3) | 122 (93.1) | 30 (96.8) | 80 (88.9) | | LLIN density () | | | | | | | Total | 418 | 166 | 131 | 31 | 90 |
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