Kenya

mosquito breeding sites may be easily identified and may be implemented after expert evaluation.
Data on LSM are not collected in MIS surveys.
This chapter presents data assessing the ownership and use of LLINs and other mosquito
nets. These data include the percentage of households possessing nets and the percentage of
household members, pregnant women, and children who slept under a net the night before the
survey. Data are also presented on universal coverage (the proportion of households with at least one
net for every two people), source and cost of nets, access to nets, and net condition.
3.1 HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP OF MOSQUITO NETS
3.1.1 Ownership of Mosquito Nets
All households interviewed in the 2015 KMIS were asked whether they owned a mosquito net
and, if so, how many. Respondents were also asked to show the mosquito nets they owned to the
interviewer so that the interviewer could identify the brand and type. While LLINs are the
recommended net for malaria prevention, other varieties of treated and untreated nets may be found
in Kenya from markets or other sources. Household ownership of mosquito nets and of LLINs is
summarized in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1 Household possession of mosquito nets
Percentage of households with at least one mosquito net (treated or untreated), more than one net, at least one long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN), and more
than one LLIN; average number of nets and of LLINs per household; and percentage of households with at least one net and the percentage with at least one
LLIN per two persons who stayed in the household last night, by background characteristics, Kenya 2015
Background
characteristic
At least
one
mosquito
net
Percentage of households with:
More than
one
mosquito
net
At least
one longlasting
insecticidal
net (LLIN)
More than
one longlasting
insecticidal
net (LLIN)
Average number of
nets per household
Any
mosquito
net
Longlasting
insecticidal Number of
net (LLIN) households
Percentage of
households with at
least one mosquito net
for every two persons
who stayed in the
household last night 1
Any
mosquito
net
Longlasting
insecticidal
net (LLIN)
Number of
households
with at
least one
person who
stayed in
the
household
last night
Residence
Urban 65.5 33.7 62.1 31.9 1.2 1.1 2,673 48.1 45.4 2,640
Rural 63.7 40.5 62.8 39.8 1.4 1.3 3,808 37.1 36.3 3,793
Malaria endemicity
Highland epidemic 72.9 53.9 72.9 53.8 1.7 1.7 1,186 45.7 45.6 1,182
Lake endemic 88.2 61.2 86.8 60.2 2.0 2.0 1,184 55.7 54.4 1,181
Coast endemic 78.6 42.8 73.3 39.4 1.5 1.4 441 50.1 45.4 439
Semi-arid, seasonal 53.7 23.7 52.4 22.7 0.9 0.9 1,081 25.1 24.2 1,080
Low risk 51.8 24.5 49.1 23.1 0.9 0.8 2,589 38.7 36.5 2,552
Wealth quintile
Lowest 50.5 26.8 49.1 26.2 0.9 0.9 1,120 26.3 25.8 1,119
Second 63.8 37.5 63.2 37.0 1.3 1.3 1,174 35.4 34.6 1,170
Middle 68.0 41.3 67.6 41.0 1.4 1.4 1,215 42.4 41.9 1,203
Fourth 64.1 34.9 62.1 33.8 1.3 1.2 1,410 41.4 39.9 1,396
Highest 72.5 45.4 68.0 42.6 1.5 1.4 1,562 57.0 53.1 1,545
Total 64.5 37.7 62.5 36.5 1.3 1.3 6,481 41.6 40.0 6,433
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De facto household members
Overall, 65 percent of households own at least one mosquito net, while 38 percent own more
than one. Sixty-three percent of households own at least one LLIN, while 37 percent have more than
one. Therefore, almost all the nets owned by households in Kenya are LLINs. The average number of
LLINs per household is 1.3, an increase from 0.8 measured in the 2010 KMIS. Forty percent of
households in Kenya have reached universal LLIN coverage; that is, about 4 in 10 households have
at least one LLIN for every two persons who slept in the household the night before the survey.
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