From: Incidence and consequences of damage to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Kenya
Symbol | Explanation | Units | Estimate (95% credible interval) |
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\({\mathbf{h}}_{1}\) | Acquisition of holes in unused nets | Yeara | 1.18 (0.98, 1.42) |
\({\mathbf{h}}_{3}\) | Acquisition of holes in nets in use | Yeara | 0.87 (0.76, 0.98) |
\({\mathbf{u}}_{1}\) | Putting undamaged nets to use | Yeara | 1.67 (1.40, 2.01) |
\({\mathbf{u}}_{2}\) | Putting damaged nets to use | Yeara | 1.30 (1.13, 1.47) |
\({\mathbf{v}}_{3}\) | Taking undamaged nets out of use | Yeara | 2.77 (2.45, 3.22) |
\({\mathbf{v}}_{4}\) | Taking damaged nets out of use | Yeara | 0.44 (0.39, 0.51) |
\({\mathbf{a}}_{1}\) | Attrition of undamaged, unused nets | Yeara | 0.04 (0.01, 0.09) |
\({\mathbf{a}}_{2}\) | Attrition of damaged, unused nets | Yeara | 0.37 (0.29, 0.47) |
\({\mathbf{a}}_{3}\) | Attrition of undamaged, used nets | Yeara | 0.26 (0.20, 0.33) |
\({\mathbf{a}}_{4}\) | Attrition of damaged, used nets | Yeara | 0.26 (0.23, 0.30) |
\({\mathbf{P}}_{\mathbf{o}}\) | Proportion of nets at follow-up for which physical integrity was evaluated | Probability | 0.60 (0.59, 0.61) |
\({\mathbf{U}}_{\mathbf{N}}\) | Probability a new net is taken into use immediately on receipt | Probability | 0.00 (fixed) |
\({\mathbf{U}}_{\mathbf{H}}\) | Probability a damaged net was used the night before survey (if nets is ‘in use’)a | Probability | 0.94 |
\({\mathbf{U}}_{\mathbf{I}}\) | Probability an undamaged net was used the night before survey (if net is ‘in use’)a | Probability | 0.88 |