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Table 3 % Mortality of Anopheles gambiae in WHO tube tests with permethrin (0.75%), either with or without a 60 min pre-exposure to piperonyl butoxide (5%) treated filter papers

From: Nationwide insecticide resistance status and biting behaviour of malaria vector species in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sentinel site

Province

Permethrin 0.75%

PBO 5%, Permethrin 0.75%

Mean difference in mortality

P value

Kabondo

Tshopo

62 (53–72)

86 (79–93)

24

< 0.001

Lodja

Sankuru

79 (71–87)

100

21

< 0.001

Kingasani

Kinshasa

92 (87–97)

99 (97–99)

7

0.017

Mikalayi

Lulua

30 (21–39)

100

70

< 0.001

Kalemie

Tanganyika

94 (89–99)

96 (92–99)

2

0.516

Kapolowe

Haut Katanga

53 (43–63)

100

47

< 0.001

Katana

Sud Kivu

99 (97–99)

100

1

0.316

Mean

 

73 (70–76)

97 (96–98)

24

< 0.001