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Table 1 Median number of residents per household, rooms per household, rooms used for sleeping per household and type of housing material by study site

From: Feasibility and acceptability of insecticide-treated plastic sheeting (ITPS) for vector control in Papua New Guinea

Study Site

Residents per household

Rooms per household

Bedrooms per household1

Type of housing material Trad2. Mixed3.Comm4.

Median (range)

Median (range)

Median (range)

 

Islands village

3.5 (2, 7)

2 (1, 3)

2 (1, 3)

70%

30%

0%

Lowlands village

5 (3, 10)

3 (2, 5)

3 (1, 5)

80%

10%

10%

Highlands village

3 (1, 6)

1 (1, 4)

1 (1, 4)

60%

30%

10%

Highlands urban

6.5 (3, 11)

4.5 (2, 6)

4 (2, 5)

0%

20%

80%

Overall

5 (1, 11)

3 (1, 6)

3 (1, 5)

52.5%

22.5%

25%

  1. 1 Includes rooms exclusively used for sleeping and rooms used for sleeping and other activities. 2 Trad. = traditional. 3 House comprised of a mix of traditional and commercial materials. 4 Comm. = commercial.