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Table 3 Net use environment and washing of cohort nets from campaign

From: Comparing the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets DawaPlus® 2.0 and DuraNet© in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo

Cohort nets

Sud Ubangi

(DuraNet©)

Mongala

(DawaPlus® 2.0)

P-value

for site comparison

N = 377

 % (95% CI)

N = 377

 % (95% CI)

Ever hung

82.2 (74.5–88.0)

54.6 (45.6–63.4)

0.0001

Ever used

81.7 (73.6–87.7)

54.9 (45.9–63.6)

0.0001

Cohort nets ever hung

N = 310

N = 206

 

Tied up or folded when hanging

 Never

97.1 (80.0–99.6)

95.6 (79.2–99.2)

0.73

 At times

1.6 (0.2–11.8)

2.9 (0.5–16.3)

 Always

1.3 (0.1–9.6)

1.5 (0.3–6.5)

Type of sleeping place**

 Bed frame (finished)

0

6.8 (3.9–11,7)

0.012

 Bed frame (sticks)

46.8 (22.8–72.3)

33.7 (24.3–44.5)

 Foam mattress

2.9 (0.9–8.6)

22.0 (13.8–33.1)

 Reed mat

50.3 (24.0–76.4)

37.6 (26.5–50.0)

Cohort nets ever used

N = 296

N = 204

 

Dominant user group

 Children only

10.1 (7.3–13.8)

13.7 (8.2–22.1)

0.40

 Children with adults

57.1 (50.4–63.5)

51.0 (44.4–57.5)

 Adults only

32.8 (28.5–37.4)

35.3 (26.1–45.8)

 Ever washed

81.8 (75.2–87.0)

76.8 (66.9–84.4)

0.32

Cohort nets ever washed

N = 257

N = 176

 

Washes last 6 months

2.0 (1.5–3.0)

2.0 (1.5–3.0)

0.89

Median (IQR)

 Use of detergent

  Never

73.5 (57.2–85.2)

69.3 (58.3–78.5)

0.68

  At times

16.3 (9.5–26.6)

17.0 (11.9–23.9)

  Always

10.1 (5.2–18.7)

13.6 (7.4–23.8)

 Drying net outside

  Never

75.5 (64.1–84.2)

6.8 (3.2–13.9)

< 0.0001

  At times

10.9 (6.7,17.3)

11.4 (6.1–20.3)

  Always

13.6 (8.7–20.6)

81.8 (71.0–89.2)

 Drying over bush or fence

  Never

95.3 (88.5–98.2)

85.8 (77.3–91.5)

0.034

  At times

2.7 (0.9–8.3)

10.8 (5.1–21.5)

  Always

1.9 (0.7–5.2)

3.4 (1.4–8.0)

  1. ** Lowest type of sleeping place ever reported for net
  2. *** Average of all recoded 6 months episodes for each net