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Table 2 Key indicators of mosquito net and LLIN ownership and use over the study period

From: The impact of mass drug administration and long-lasting insecticidal net distribution on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in humans and mosquitoes: an observational study in northern Uganda

 

2007

2008

2010

Number of households assessed

552

281

591

Number of individuals assessed

3072

1569

3334

Mean nets per household

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

2.8 (2.7-2.9)

2.0 (1.9-2.1)

Households with universal net coverage1

14.5 (11.7-17.7)

55.5 (49.5-61.4)

38.1 (34.1-42.1)

Percent of nets found hanging or tied over sleeping place

93.1 (90.6-95.1)

90.6 (88.2-92.6)

83.5 (81.3-85.6)

Percent of nets being LLINs

50.5 (45.6-55.3)

95.3 (93.6-96.7)

86.7 (84.7-88.6)

Mean LLINs per household

0.5 (0.4-0.5)

2.5 (2.4-2.7)

1.7 (1.6-1.8)

Net use on previous night, among < 5 years:

   

   Did not sleep under a net

64.6 (60.8-68.4)

11.4 (8.2-15.4)

27.1 (23.7-30.8)

   Slept under untreated net

14.6 (12.0-17.7)

8.3 (5.6-11.9)

17.9 (15.0-21.2)

   Slept under LLIN

20.7 (17.6-24.1)

80.2 (75.5-84.4)

54.9 (50.9-58.9)

Net use on previous night, among ≥ 5 years:

   

   Did not sleep under a net

72.5 (70.7-74.3)

19.6 (17.4-21.9)

42.8 (40.9-44.7)

   Slept under untreated net

14.8 (13.4-16.3)

8.6 (7.1-10.3)

9.0 (7.9-10.1)

   Slept under LLIN

12.7 (11.4-14.1)

71.8 (69.2-74.3)

48.2 (46.3-50.1)

  1. Data are percent (exact binomial 95% confidence intervals) unless otherwise stated.
  2. 1One mosquito net for every two people in the household