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Table 4 Hole count and location of most damage on panel of LLINs collected at all time points, Waspam, Nicaragua (n = 163 nets)

From: Evaluation of the durability and use of long‐lasting insecticidal nets in Nicaragua

Indicator

Panel

Total

A

B

C

D

E*

Holes, n (%)

 Size 1

331 (71.8)

577 (75.9)

384 (76.8)

589 (77.3)

238 (71.5)

2,119 (75.2)

 Size 2

100 (21.7)

136 (17.9)

81 (16.2)

115 (15.1)

79 (23.7)

511 (18.1)

 Size 3

30 (6.5)

47 (6.2)

35 (7.0)

58 (7.6)

16 (4.8)

186 (6.6)

Total

461 (100.0)

760 (100.0)

500 (100.0)

762 (100.0)

333 (100.0)

2,816 (100.0)

Location of most damage on panel, n (%)

 Top third

10 (10.9)

14 (12.7)

14 (17.1)

13 (12.9)

21 (28.4)

72 (15.7)

 Middle third

14 (15.2)

15 (13.6)

17 (20.7)

19 (18.8)

22 (29.7)

87 (19.0)

 Bottom third

63 (68.5)

70 (63.6)

46 (56.1)

63 (62.4)

24 (32.4)

266 (58.0)

 Equal distribution

5 (5.4)

11 (10.0)

5 (6.1)

6 (5.9)

7 (9.5)

34 (7.4)

Total

92 (100.0)

110 (100.0)

82 (100.0)

101 (100.0)

74 (100.0)

459 (100.0)

  1. *For the roof (E) top third = along panel A, bottom third = along panel C
  2. Hole size categories: size 1 (0.5–2 cm), size 2 (2–10 cm), size 3 (10–25 cm), size 4 (> 25 cm); no size 4 holes observed