Table 2 Effect of 15% DEET repellent over time, treatment, position, and person on total number of mosquitoes in a four-hour repellent evaluation in the Mbingu village

15% DEET in lotion format

1

-

-

-

2

0.839 [0.422-1.667]

−0.50

0.618

3

1.133 [0.578-2.222]

0.37

0.714

4

1.699 [0.873-3.307]

1.56

0.118

15% DEET in ethanol

1

-

-

-

2

0.791 [0.381-1.641]

−0.63

0.529

3

2.049 [1.027-4.090]

2.04

0.042

4

3.027 [1.524-6.011]

3.17

0.002

Treatments

Placebo

-

-

-

-

15% DEET in lotion format

-

0.052 [0.038-0.085]

−11.74

<0.0001

15% DEET in ethanol

-

0.035 [0.021-0.060]

−12.42

<0.0001

Position

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

1.091 [0.851-1.400]

0.69

0.498

3

-

0.876 [0.684-1.123]

−1.04

0.299

Person

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

4.892 [3.511-6.816]

9.38

0.000

3

-

1.392 [0.973-1.987]

1.81

0.070

4

-

1.065 [0.624-1.820]

0.23

0.815

5

-

0.933 [0.54 0–1.611]

−0.25

0.804

6

-

1.377 [0.808-2.347]

1.18

0.239