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Table 4 Effects of a fixed household allocation of two or three nets with respect to the universal coverage criteria "1 net for 2 people"

From: How many mosquito nets are needed to achieve universal coverage? Recommendations for the quantification and allocation of long-lasting insecticidal nets for mass campaigns

Country

Two nets provided per HH

Three nets provided per HH

Too many nets

Just right

Too few nets

Too many nets

Just right

Too few nets

DHS

      

Benin 06

20.1

29.2

50.7

49.3

25.8

24.9

Ethiopia 05

14.1

29.5

56.4

43.6

30.8

25.6

Ghana 08

37.0

29.4

33.5

66.5

20.8

12.7

Mali 06

14.0

27.3

58.7

41.3

25.6

33.1

Malawi 04

21.0

26.1

42.9

57.1

26.2

16.7

Nigeria 08

30.7

26.8

42.6

57.4

21.8

20.8

Niger 06

11.2

25.6

63.2

36.8

26.7

36.4

Rwanda 05

17.7

35.0

47.3

52.7

28.8

18.5

Senegal 06

8.8

11.3

79.9

20.1

15.7

64.2

Tanzania 07/08

19.3

29.1

51.6

48.4

26.5

25.1

Uganda 06

20.9

26.0

53.0

47.0

25.9

27.1

Guinea 05

12.5

24.3

63.2

36.8

25.9

37.3

Other surveys

      

Mozambique 07 (MIS)

16.0

33.8

50.2

49.8

28.6

21.6

Nigeria Kano 09

19.6

33.1

47.3

52.7

30.3

17.0

Nigeria Anambra 09

23.1

31.5

45.4

54.6

28.3

17.1

Sudan NBeG 09

5.2

17.9

76.9

23.1

43.3

33.6

Uganda Adjumani 07

1.6

29.7

68.7

31.3

36.8

31.9

Uganda Jinja 07

1.7

23.2

75.1

24.9

27.8

47.3

  1. Key:
  2. 2 nets to each HH: Too many (1-2 de jure household members); Just right (3-4 members); Too few (5+ members)
  3. 3 nets to each HH: Too many (1-4 de jure household members); Just right (5-6 members); Too few (7+ members)