Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of ITN users in six cross-sectional surveys, Malawi 2012–2014
Characteristic | ITN users with test results (N = 9646) n (%) |
|---|---|
P. falciparum (PCR result) | |
 Positive | 1460 (15) |
 Negative | 8186 (85) |
 Missing | 0 (0) |
Sex | |
 Male | 3582 (37) |
 Female | 6041 (63) |
 Missing | 23 (0) |
Age | |
 0–5 years | 2128 (22) |
 5–15 years | 2777 (29) |
 > 15 years | 4709 (49) |
Unknown | 32 (0) |
 ITN age | |
 0–2 years | 6558 (68) |
 2+ years | 3088 (32) |
ITN integrity | |
 Good | 4300 (45) |
 Fair | 2522 (26) |
 Poor | 1723 (18) |
 Very poor | 1101 (11) |
Persons sharing an ITN | |
 1 or 2 | 4293 (45) |
 3 | 3788 (39) |
 4+ | 1565 (16) |
Eaves | |
 Open | 2379 (25) |
 Closed | 7264 (75) |
 Missing | 3 (0) |
Community infection prevalence | |
 < 6% | 1888 (20) |
 6–9% | 4632 (48) |
 > 9% | 3126 (32) |