TABLE 3.

Average Spray Refusal Rates by Country and Sex of Spray Operators, 2016

CountryRefusal Ratea (N)Difference Between Men and WomenP Value
Men Spray OperatorsWomen Spray Operators
Benin2.4% (883)2.4% (129)0.0%.96
Ghana1.0% (293)1.4% (151)−0.4%<.001
Ethiopia0.1% (1446)0.1% (47)0.0%.60
Madagascar0.3% (780)0.2% (174)0.1%.06
Mali0.7% (695)0.7% (299)0.0%.47
Mozambique11.3% (1089)13.3% (403)−2.0%.005
Rwanda0.1% (534)0.1% (729)0.0%.71
Senegalb0.5% (340)0.4% (157)0.1%<.001
Zambia1.2% (741)1.3% (374)−0.1%<.001
  • a No. of households refusing to be sprayed per total structures found.

  • b Senegal's data were based on the number of rooms (not number of structures) that were not treated, due to refusals, over the number of rooms found.