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Table 1 Characteristics of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) used in the study

From: A qualitative study on the acceptability and preference of three types of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets in Solomon Islands: implications for malaria elimination

BRAND

MATERIAL

INSECTICIDE

MESH SIZE

FIBER THICKNESS

Olyset®

(Sumitomo Chemical Company, Japan)

Polyethylene

1,000 mg/m2 permethrin

4 × 4 mm

150 denier

PermaNet® 2.0

(Vestergaard-Frandsen, Denmark)

Polyester

55 mg/m2 deltamethrin

1.5 × 1.5 mm

100 denier

DuraNet®

(Clarke Mosquito Control, USA)

Polyethylene

261 mg/m2 alphacypermethrin

2 × 2.5 mm

145 denier