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Table 1 Data on the households in Muheza town

From: Comparison of coverage with insecticide-treated nets in a Tanzanian town and villages where nets and insecticide are either marketed or provided free of charge

No. people surveyed by questionnaire:

4373

No. nets in their houses

2197 (approx. 0.5× no. people)

% of households reported to be using nets

93.2% (data on 948 households)

% of nets treated with Ngao insecticide sachets (+Permanets)

26.3% Ngao; 0.9% Permanets (data on 2197 nets)

% of nets rectangular (not conical)

45.6% (data on 2197 nets)