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Table 1 Survey characteristics of households and people during pre-distribution (2011) and post-distribution (2012) of ITNs in Mbita District, Kenya

From: Insecticide-treated net use before and after mass distribution in a fishing community along Lake Victoria, Kenya: successes and unavoidable pitfalls

Characteristic

Pre

Post

p-value

Number of individuals

12,098

12,404

--

Number of households

3,352

3,493

--

Percent male

48%

49%

0.29

Median age of household members

13

15

<0.0001

Median number of people per household

3

3

0.08

Median number of nets per households

1

2

<0.0001

Mean number of nets per person in HH

0.24

0.52

<0.0001

Total percentage of people who slept under ITN the previous night

43%

92%

<0.0001

Mean percentage of people within households who slept under ITN the previous night

43%

91%

<0.0001