Research Article

Use of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net among Pregnant Women and Guardians of Children under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Table 3

Bednet ownership and utilization.

CharacteristicsDescriptionFrequencyPercentage

Do you have a bednet in your household?No89618.4
Yes398581.6

How many bednet do you have in the household?195324.3
2123131.4
3101825.9
4+72118.4

Did you use the bednet last night?No102321.6
Yes371078.4

How often do you use it a week?Everyday372273.7
21813.6
32825.6
Never86217.1

Have you ever bought a bednetNo446888.3
Yes59011.7

How much it cost you the last time you bought one?2.0 (sd: 720)ā€‰ā€‰

Would you prefer the bednet you bought over the one you received for freeNo363872.1
Yes140627.9

If you had money, will you buy a bednet?No179335.4
Yes327864.6

Being counseled about bednetNo111722.4
Yes387177.6

Where did you get information about bednetsHealth centers152040.4
Radio77920.7
Church45812.2
CHW3018.0
TV2256.3
Neighbors1935.1
Family541.4
Sellers792.1
Others1534.1