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Table 2 Proportion variations in ownership of ITNs and untreated nets, in various social economic groups of study households

From: Equity implications of coverage and use of insecticide treated nets distributed for free or with co-payment in two districts in Tanzania: A cross-sectional comparative household survey

Social economic groups

 

Poorest

Very poor

Poor

Less Poor

Least Poor

Conc. Index

1. Mpanda (N = 369)Over all

Proportion ownership % (N) [95% CI]

ITN (N = 322)

17.9%(66)[14.1-22.2]

17.1%(63)[13.4-21.3]

15.5%(57)[11.9-19.5]

18.7%(69)[14.9-23.10]

18.2%(67)[14.4-22.5]

0.0102

Untreated net (N = 47)

3.0%(11) [1.5-5.3]

2.2%(8) [0.9-4.2]

2.7%(10)[1.3-4.9]

1.6%(6)[0.6-3.5]

3.2%(12)[1.7-5.6]

0.0075

Any net (N = 369)

20.9%(77)[16.8-25]

19.2%(71)[15.3-23.6]

18.2%(67)[14.4-22.5]

20.3%(75)[16.3-24.8]

21.4%(79)[17.3-26.0]

0.0087

2.Kisarawe

      

Proportion ownership % (N) [95% CI]

ITN(N = 127)

8.7%(18)[5.2-13.4]

9.2%(19)[5.6-14.0]

12.6%(26)[8.4-17.9]

13.5%(28)[9.2-19.0]

17.4%(36)[12.5-23.4]

0.1318

Untreated Net(N = 80)

3.4%(7)[1.4-6.8]

3.4%(7)[1.4-6.8]

6.8%(14)[3.7-11.1]

8.2%(17)[4.9-12.8]

17.0%(36)[12.1-22.7]

0.303

Any net(=207)

12.1%[25)[8.0-17.3]

12.6%(26)[8.4-17.9]

19.3%(40)[14.2-25.4]

21.7%(45)[16.3-28.0]

34.3%(71)[27.9-41.2]

0.2033