Maternal Attitudes about Objectively Monitored Bednet Use in Rural Uganda

Table 2

Bednet ownership and use.

Household bednet characteristics
Household bednet ownership ( [%])	45 (90%)
Average number of bednets per household (mean ± SD)	2.42 ± 1.12
	Range: 1–6
Household bednet use the night before ( [%])	40 (80%)
Household net use by someone in the week before (days) ( [%])
7	38 (76%)
<7	6 (12%)
0	5 (10%)
No response	1 (2%)
Household’s ability to use bednets correctly ( [%])
Very good	19 (38%)
Good	23 (46%)
Fair	3 (6%)
Poor	2 (4%)
Very poor	2 (4%)
No response	1 (2%)
Individual bednet characteristics
Ever used bednet ( [%])	48 (96%)
Personally used every night last week ( [%])	33 (66%)
Did not use in last week ( [%])	10 (20%)
Did not use in last month ( [%])	14 (28%)
Bednets are ( [%])
Very easy to use	27 (54%)
Easy to use	13 (26%)
Neither easy nor hard to use	2 (4%)
Difficult to use	6 (12%)
Very difficult to use	1 (2%)
No response	1 (2%)
Remembering to use a bednet is ( [%])
Very easy	30 (60%)
Easy	13 (26%)
Neither easy nor hard	1 (2%)
Difficult	5 (10%)
Very difficult	0 (0%)
No response	1 (2%)
Agree that bednets are useful ( [%])	48 (96%)
Reasons for not using a net () ( [%])
Too hot	8 (16%)
Traveled away from home	6 (12%)
Not enough nets	6 (12%)
Allergic/dislike treatment	4 (8%)
Net damaged or being washed	2 (4%)
Spouse does not want to use it	1 (2%)