title: Ownership and utilisation of long lasting insecticide treated nets following free distribution campaign in South West Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Malaria has proven to be the most horrendous and intractable amongst the health problems confronting countries in the sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to determine the ownership and utilisation of long lasting insecticide treated nets following free distribution campaign in a state in South West Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit 2560 households spread across the 16 LGAs of the state. Interviewer administered standardized questionnaire was used for the survey. Data analysis was done using Stata 10 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty eight point six percent (68.6%) of the households had at least one under-five child living in the household while 32.6% had at least one pregnant woman living in the household. A total of 2440 (95.3%) households received LLIN during the campaign. Overall, the utilization rate for all respondents was 58.5%. Despite the fact that 2440 households received LLINs during the campaign, only 84.3% of them were seen to have hung theirs during the survey.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coverage and ownership of LLINs increased significantly following the free distribution campaign. There was a discrepancy between net possession and net use with rate of use lower than possession. Post distribution educational campaign should be incorporated into future distribution campaigns to help increase net utilisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Community Health University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Sunday Adedeji
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Aderibigbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health & Primary Care University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Foluke Adenike
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Olatona
authors.affiliation: Yakubu Gowon Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Oluremi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sogunro
authors.affiliation: Yakubu Gowon Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Gafar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alawode
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Ido, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Oluwole Adeyemi
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Babatunde
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Ido, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ambrose Itopa
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Onipe
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Community Health University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Oladimeji Akeem
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Bolarinwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Community Health University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Hafsat Abolore
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ameen
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Community Health University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Gordon Kayode
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Osagbemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Emmanuel Olatunde
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Sanya
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adebunmi Oyeladun
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Olarinoye
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Community Health University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Tanimola Makanjuola
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Akande
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057148:Insecticide-Treated Bednets / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: LLIN; Ownership; South West Nigeria; utilisation