%K Malaria preventive behaviour, Count models, Gender, Kenya %A G M Diiro %A H D Affognon %A B W Muriithi %A S K Wanja %A C Mbogo %A C Mutero %I BioMed Central %V 15 %L icrisat9282 %J Malaria Journal %N 14 %P 1-8 %D 2016 %X Malaria remains a major health and development challenge in the sub-Saharan African economies including Kenya, yet it can be prevented. Technologies to prevent malaria are available but are not universally adopted by male- and female-headed households. The study thus, examined the role of gender in malaria prevention, examining adoption behaviour between male- and female-headed households in Kenya. %T The role of gender on malaria preventive behaviour among rural households in Kenya