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Table 1 Washing of study nets

From: Evidence for a useful life of more than three years for a polyester-based long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net in Western Uganda

Indicator

Time of follow-up in months

 

6-12

18-24

30-36

37-42

Number of nets in sample

447

237

118

29

Ever washed*

57.0%

86.5%

85.7%

100%

   95% CI

49.7, 64.1

78.5, 92.4

74.6, 93.3

76.5, 100

Cumulative washes*

    

   mean

0.94

2.45

4.27

5.63

   95% CI

0.69, 1.18

1-76, 3.14

3.06, 5.27

3.61, 7.34

   range

0 to 10

0 to 13

0 to 14

1 to 16

Washed in past 6 months

39.5%

44.3%

57.6%

48.3%

   95% CI

35.0, 44.2

37.9, 50.9

48.2, 66.7

29.4, 67.4

Washes in past 6 months

    

   mean

0.64

0.65

1.01

0.82

   95% CI

0.55, 0.75

0.54, 0.77

0.81, 1.23

0.45, 1.21

   range

0 to 6

0 to 5

0 to 5

0 to 3

Proportion dirty or very dirty

20.0%

36.5%

28.7%

45.2

   95% CI

16.3, 24.0

30.3, 43.0

20.9, 37.6

27.3, 63.9

  1. * refers to end of follow-up period