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Table 2 Mosquito net usage by household members

From: Ownership and usage of mosquito nets after four years of large-scale free distribution in Papua New Guinea

Background characteristics

Used any mosquito net the previous night % (95% CI)

Used LLIN the previous night % (95% CI)

Number of household members

Age (years)

   

<5

51.8 (45.4-58.1)

39.5 (32.8-46.5)

1599

5-14

43.2 (36.9-49.7)

30.9 (24.9-37.5)

2959

15+

42.8 (37.2-48.5)

31.3 (25.9-37.4)

5680

P-value*

0.003

0.004

 

Male

42.3 (36.7-48.1)

31.5 (26.0-37.5)

5171

Female

46.3 (40.7-51.9)

33.5 (27.9-39.6)

5087

P-value*

0.001

0.048

 

Southern

52.5 (40.7-64.0)

40.4 (29.9-51.9)

3041

Highlands

30.6 (22.8-39.8)

22.7 (14.0-34.6)

1702

Momase

74.0 (64.3-81.8)

47.0 (34.1-60.4)

2364

Islands

29.3 (18.7-42.6)

25.4 (16.5-36.8)

3151

P-value*

<0.001

0.007

 

Total

44.3 (38.8-49.9)

32.5 (27.0-38.4)

10 258

  1. Based on weighted analysis of country-wide post-distribution survey data.
  2. * Chi-square test.
  3. sleeping in the house the night before the survey.