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Table 3 Report of adverse events after the use of mosquito nets in Kisantu Health Zone

From: Prevalence and predictors of adverse events following exposure to long-lasting insecticidal nets used for malaria prevention: a community based cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variables

Type of mosquito net

All (%)

p-value

Deltamethrin LLINs (%)

Deltamethrin + PBO LLINs (%)

Time of occurrence AEs

 

 24 h

136(53.9)

55(82.1)

191(59.9)

 48 h

95(37.1)

11(16.4)

106(33.2)

 72 h

20(9.6)

2(2.9)

22(6.9)

Attitude facing at AEs

0.001

 Nothing

136(53.9)

26(38.8)

162(50.8)

 

 Medical Treatment

17(6.8)

20(29.9)

37(11.6)

 

 Abandonment of LLIN

10(3.9)

1(1.5)

11(3.5)

 

 Washing of LLIN

89(35.3)

6(8.9)

95(29.8)

 

 Traditional treatment

0(0.0)

14(20.9)

14(4.4)

 

System reached by AEs

0.001

 Respiratory

162(64.3)

33(49.3)

195(61.1)

 

 Cutaneous

17(15.1)

7(10.5)

45(14.1)

 

 Ocular

10(0.8)

1(1.5)

3(0.9)

 

 Respiratory + Cutaneous

9(3.6)

26(38.8)

35(10.9)

 

 Cutaneous + Ocular

41(16.3)

0(0.0)

41(12.9)