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Table 2 Utilization of LLINs/ITNs by household (HH) members by study areas

From: Free distribution of insecticidal bed nets improves possession and preferential use by households and is equitable: findings from two cross-sectional surveys in thirteen malaria endemic districts of Bangladesh

 

South-eastern districts

North-eastern districts

χ2 value

(95% CI)

2008

2011

2008

2011

a

b

c

d

a vs b

c vs d

% HH members

who slept under

LLINs/ITNs

the night before

75.8

77.2

58.6

71.8

1.4

(0.3-7.2)

109.4

(108.4-110.5)

N

5,849

15,210

2,390

17,395

  

% under-five

children who slept

under LLIN/ITNs

the night before

91.7

91.7

86.7

87.2

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N

1,294

3352

578

3852

  

% pregnant women

who slept under

LLINs/ITNs

the night before

84.3

91.1

76.7

83.3

1,400.2

(1,380.2-1,420.6)

39.2

(38.9-39.5)

N

134

292

73

317