Predictors of sleeping under cost-free mosquito bed nets among children under-five years in Mbarara, Uganda: a household survey

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dc.contributor.authorAndinda, Maureen
dc.contributor.authorMulogo, Edgar
dc.contributor.authorTuryakira, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorBatwala, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T10:12:06Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T10:12:06Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn 2010, Uganda Malaria Control Programme distributed cost-free mosquito bed nets to households with children under-five years and pregnant women in selected sub-counties. We assessed the factors associated with sleeping under costfree mosquito nets among children under-five years in Nyakayojo sub-county, Mbarara District, Uganda. Methods: 381 households with at least a child under-five years and benefited from cost-free bed nets in Nyakayojo were randomly selected. Caregivers of children were interviewed using a questionnaire. Results: 74% children slept under bed nets a night before the study. Children from households with ≥2 nets [aOR=1.75; 95% CI: 1.09-2.81, p=0.02], female caregiver [aOR=2.11; 95% CI: 1.16-3.79, p=0.01] and children from households that did not face problems (skin irritation, torn nets, suffocation, night sweating, nasal congestion and candle fire) when sleeping under bed nets [aOR=1.81; 95% CI: 1.10-2.98, p=0.02] were more likely to use nets. Main reason for not sleeping under a net was damage to the net (47.1%). Conclusion: The proportion of children sleeping under nets was comparable to MDG target. Improvements in use of mosquito nets by children can be achieved through increasing number of nets in a household.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAndinda M, Mulogo E, Turyakira E, Batwala V. Predictors of sleeping under cost-free mosquito bed nets among children under-five years in Mbarara, Uganda: a household survey. Afri Health Sci. 2019;19(1): 1353-1360. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.7
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6288
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectCost-freeen_US
dc.subjectmosquito netsen_US
dc.subjectuseen_US
dc.subjectunder-fiveen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titlePredictors of sleeping under cost-free mosquito bed nets among children under-five years in Mbarara, Uganda: a household surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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