Table 3 Malaria prevention behaviours and practices among forest-goers in Cambodia
Unweighted sample (n) | Weighted population proportion | Bootstrapped 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
Preferred methods for malaria preventiona | |||
LLIN/LLIHN | 471 | 70.2 | (66.5–73.6) |
Spray repellent | 365 | 54.8 | (50.9–58.6) |
Lotion repellent | 308 | 45.9 | (42.1–49.7) |
Mosquito coil | 303 | 45.7 | (42.9–49.5) |
Soaked dress/cloth | 217 | 34.8 | (31.3–38.6) |
Patch repellent | 119 | 20.6 | (17.5–24.1) |
Prevention medication | 98 | 17.3 | (14.5–20.6) |
Mosquito killer spray | 23 | 2.4 | (2.3–5.2) |
Repellent use | |||
Used in the past 3 months | 59 | 9.1 | (7.2–11.6) |
Used, but more than 3 months ago | 46 | 7.6 | (5.8–10.1) |
Never use | 549 | 83.2 | (80.0–85.9) |
LLIN/LLIHN availability | |||
Household owns at least one LLIN/LLIHN | 622 | 94.0 | (91.7–95.7) |
LLIN/LLIHN can be brought to forest | 583 | 94.7 | (92.8–96.1) |
Obtained a new LLIN/LLIHN in last year | 561 | 88.3 | (85.3–90.8) |
LLIN/LLIHN use during the last visit to the forest | |||
Did not use a net | 112 | 16.1 | (13.6–19.1) |
Slept under LLIN/LLIHN some or every night | 483 | 75.4 | (72.0–78.5) |
Slept under untreated net | 59 | 8.5 | (6.6–10.8) |
Reasons for not using LLIN/LLIHN regularly | |||
No mosquitos in the area | 12 | 8.3 | (4.7–14.3) |
Did not bring LLIN/LLIHN to forest | 25 | 19.3 | (13.3–27.4) |
Do not have LLIN/LLIHN | 24 | 20.7 | (14.2–29.2) |
Too hot to sleep under | 52 | 50.6 | (41.3–59.9) |
LLIN/LLIHN is too old | 11 | 11.6 | (6.5–19.9) |
Bad smell | 4 | 4.1 | (1.5–10.5) |
Other | 14 | 7.9 | (4.6–13.2) |