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Table 12.7 Use of existing ITNs<br />

Percentage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) that<br />

were used by anyone the night before the survey,<br />

by background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<br />

<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage of<br />

existing ITNs 1<br />

used last night<br />

Number of<br />

ITNs 1<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 80.7 4,964<br />

Rural 71.6 21,228<br />

Region<br />

Northern 78.0 3,204<br />

Central 70.5 11,484<br />

Southern 74.9 11,504<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 68.6 3,594<br />

Second 70.7 4,501<br />

Middle 71.5 5,051<br />

Fourth 73.8 5,374<br />

Highest 78.0 7,672<br />

Total 73.3 26,192<br />

1<br />

An insecticide-treated net (ITN) is (1) a factorytreated<br />

net that does not require any further<br />

treatment (LLIN) or (2) a net that has been soaked<br />

with insecticide within the past 12 months.<br />

Table 12.8 Use of mosquito nets by children<br />

Percentage of children under age 5 who, the night before the survey, slept under a mosquito net (treated or untreated), under an insecticide-treated<br />

net (ITN), under a long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN), and under an ITN or in a dwelling in which the interior walls have been sprayed against<br />

mosquitoes (IRS) in the past 12 months; and among children under age 5 in households with at least one ITN, the percentage who slept under an<br />

ITN the night before the survey, by background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage who<br />

slept under any<br />

mosquito net last<br />

night<br />

Children under age 5 in all households<br />

Percentage who<br />

slept under an<br />

ITN 1 last night<br />

Percentage who<br />

slept under an<br />

LLIN last night<br />

Percentage who<br />

slept under an<br />

ITN 1 last night or<br />

in a dwelling<br />

sprayed with<br />

IRS 2 in the past<br />

12 months<br />

Number of<br />

children<br />

Children under age 5 in<br />

households with at least one ITN 1<br />

Percentage who<br />

slept under an<br />

ITN 1 last night<br />

Number of<br />

children<br />

Age in months<br />

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