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Table 5 Frequency and determinants of incorrect bed net usage (n = 100)

From: A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding malaria and bed nets on Bubaque Island, Guinea-Bissau

 

Frequency

95% confidence intervals

Correct use

35.0

26.4–44.7

Incorrect use

 Beneath mattress

42.0

32.8–51.8

 Holes

41.0

32.5–51.3

 Net age

22.8a

14.9–33.2

 Above bed

4.0

1.6–9.8

 Alteration

3.0

1.0–8.5

 Storage

2.0

0.6–7.0

 Size

1.0

0.2–5.4

  1. an = 79 due to damaged labels
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