Multiple entries and exits and other complex human patterns of insecticide-treated net use: a possible contributor to residual malaria transmission?

Table 2 Sample characteristics and age group in years

Sample characteristics	Mean	SD	Min, max
Occupants per household (n = 60 HH)	7.43	3.67	2, 24
Occupied sleeping spaces per household overall (n = 189*)	4.22	2.10	1, 10
Occupied sleeping spaces per household after exclusions (n = 171*)	3.99	1.84	1, 10
Occupants per sleeping space with a net (n = 171 nets*)	2.32	1.09	1, 5
Age (years) before exclusion (n = 446 individuals)	21.5	18.1	2 months, 80
Age (years) after exclusion (n = 397 individuals)	21.6	18.5	2 months, 80

Age group (years)	<1	1–4	5–14	15–49	50+	Total
n (overall)	13	56	138	194	45	446
% (overall)	2.9	12.6	30.9	43.5	10.1	100
n (after exclusion)	12	51	126	166	42	397
% (after exclusion)	3.0	12.9	31.7	41.8	10.6	100

* 201 total sleeping spaces minus 12 unoccupied (Table 1) = 189 occupied sleeping spaces observed minus 18 excluded for other reasons (Table 1) = 171 observed sleeping spaces included in final analysis

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