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Table 1 LLIN durability monitoring sites: characteristics (sector, setting *), cell, thread (polyethylene or polyester)** and tagging information***

From: Monitoring long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) durability to validate net serviceable life assumptions, in Rwanda

Characteristics

Thread

Sector (setting*)

Cell

Polyethylene**

Polyester**

Masaka (peri-urban, endemic*)

Rusheshe

500 nets

 

Ink code: one black dot

Bar codes A001-A500

Cyimo

 

500 nets

Ink code: two black dots

Bar codes B001-B500

Kinazi (rural, endemic*)

Burima

500 nets

 

Ink code: one red dot

Bar codes C001-C500

Rutabo

 

500 nets

Ink code: two red dots

Bar codes D001-D500

Bungwe (rural, hypo-endemic*)

Bushenye

500 nets

 

Ink code: one green dot

Bar codes E001-E500

Bungwe

 

500 nets

Ink code: two green dots

Bar codes F001-F500

  1. endemic malaria transmission ‘constant’.
  2. hypo-endemic malaria transmission ‘sporadic’.
  3. **polyester thread - denier 100, polyethylene thread - denier 150.
  4. ***Each LLIN enrolled in the tracking assessment was bar coded. A second site-specific ink code, one or two colored (black, red or green) dot(s), 0.5 cm in diameter, drawn with indelible-ink laundry marker, was also used.