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LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................................................... iv
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................................viii
CREDITS...................................................................................................................................................................................... x
LIST OF ACRONYMS.............................................................................................................................................................. xii
MAP OF ETHIOPIA................................................................................................................................................................ xiv
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................................... xvi
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 SURVEY OBJECTIVES, SAMPLE AND SITES, AND IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................... 2
1.3 ORGANIZATION OF REPORT AND TABLES ............................................................................................................................. 4
SECTION 2: NET AND ITN AWARENESS, OWNERSHIP, AND USE .............................................................................. 7
2.1 AWARENESS AND OWNERSHIP OF NETS AND TREATED NETS ................................................................................................ 7
2.2 NET AND ITN USE BY VULNERABLE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS........................................................................... 11
2.3 REGULARITY OF NET USE................................................................................................................................................... 16
SECTION 3: MOSQUITO NET TREATMENT AND WASHING PATTERNS................................................................ 19
3.1 PERCENT OF NETS TREATED............................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2 NET WASHING PATTERNS................................................................................................................................................... 22
SECTION 4: CHARACTERISTICS OF NETS OWNED ..................................................................................................... 23
4.1 AGE OF NETS...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.2 SOURCE OF NETS................................................................................................................................................................ 24
4.3 FACTORY-MADE VS. TAILOR-MADE NETS .......................................................................................................................... 25
4.4 BRAND OF NETS OWNED .................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.5 COST OF NETS .................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.6 SIZE, SHAPE, AND COLOR OF NETS OWNED......................................................................................................................... 26
4.7 WHO OBTAINED THE NET/ITN ........................................................................................................................................... 27
SECTION 5: KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT MALARIA AND NETS...... 29
5.1 RECOGNITION OF TERM “WOBA” ........................................................................................................................................ 29
5.2 PERCEIVED SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES OF “WOBA” ............................................................................................................... 29
5.3 KNOWLEDGE OF VULNERABLE GROUPS ............................................................................................................................. 30
5.4 PERCEIVED ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NET AND ITN USE BY VULNERABLE GROUPS...................................... 32
5.5 REASONS FOR NON-OWNERSHIP......................................................................................................................................... 36
5.6 EXPOSURE TO INFORMATION ON ITNS............................................................................................................................... 37
SECTION 6: OTHER CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND PERCEPTIONS................................................................... 41
6.1 PREFERRED NET SIZE, SHAPE, AND COLOR.......................................................................................................................... 41
6.2 AWARENESS OF MOSQUITO NET BRANDS ........................................................................................................................... 44
6.3 AWARENESS AND USE OF OTHER MOSQUITO CONTROL PRODUCTS..................................................................................... 45
SECTION 7: PROGRAM AND PRODUCT IMPLICATIONS ............................................................................................ 47
ANNEX A: SAMPLING PLAN AND PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................ 51
ANNEX B: CHARACTERICS OF RESPONDENTS AND HOUSEHOLDS, AND SES SCALE..................................... 53
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................................................... 57 |
