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Table 6 Respondents’ reliance on various mosquito preventive measures

From: Anti-mosquito plants as an alternative or incremental method for malaria vector control among rural communities of Bagamoyo District, Tanzania

 

Village

Total

χ 2 (p-value)

 

Yombo

Chasimba

Kongo

Makurunge

  

Use of ITN

      

Yes

14 (30.4)

23 (42.6)

19 (41.3)

21 (42.9)

77 (39.5)

2.1 (0.55)

No

32 (69.6)

31 (57.4)

27 (58.7)

28 (57.1)

118 (60.5)

 

Use of plants/herbs

      

Yes

3 (6.4)

10 (18.5)

9 (18.8)

13 (26.5)

35 (17.7)

6.82 (0.08)

No

44 (93.6)

44 (81.5)

39 (81.3)

36 (73.5)

163 (82.3)

 

Insecticide residual spray

      

Yes

10 (21.3)

19 (35.2)

16 (33.3)

20 (40.8)

65 (32.8)

4.4 (0.22)

No

37 (78.7)

35 (64.8)

32 (66.7)

29 (59.3)

133 (67.2)