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Table 1 Characteristics of the damaged nets assessed by the FGDs participants

From: “In starvation, a bone can also be meat”: a mixed methods evaluation of factors associated with discarding of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Net ID

Net material

Net cleanliness

Number of holes

Proportionate hole index

WHO size

No of holes

Hole location

1

Rough

Clean

21

1,620

1

5

Mix

2

11

3

4

4

1

2

Rough

Clean

27

1,854

1

18

Mix

2

4

3

3

4

2

3

Rough

Clean

14

1,632

1

5

Mix

2

3

3

5

4

1

4

Rough

Clean

41

2,486

1

18

Mix

2

14

3

8

4

1

5

Rough

Dirty

22

816

1

19

Mix

2

1

3

1

4

1

6

Smooth

Dirty

79

6,142

1

38

Mix

2

20

3

17

4

4

7

Smooth

Dirty

133

4,987

1

87

Mix

2

26

3

19

4

1

  1. Size 1: smaller than a thumb (0.5–2 cm), Size 2: larger than a thumb but smaller than a fist (2–10 cm), Size 3: larger than a fist but smaller than a head (10–25 cm) and Size 4: larger than a head (> 25 cm)
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