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Table 2 Ownership of insecticide-treated nets and knowledge about prevention of malaria according to survey site, Central Africa Republic, 2009

From: Knowledge and perceptions about malaria in communities in four districts of the Central African Republic

Variable

Lobaye (n = 589)

Ouham (n = 731)

Ouaka (n = 685)

Bangui (n = 915)

All (N = 2920)

Own an insecticide-treated net

71.5

73.3

69.3

73.6

72.1

Knowledge of preventive measures

     

 Hygiene and sanitation

67.9

83.3

87.2

84.3

81.1

 No insecticide-treated net

10.0

19.2

15.4

14.7

13.1

 Chloroquine

3.6

7.7

17.9

17.6

12.0

 Insecticide-treated net

1.8

3.8

12.8

8.8

6.5