Table 1 |
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Net usage the previous night in Rufiji District during 2006 household survey by age group. |
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| Usage category |
Infants |
Young children |
Older children |
Adults |
Overall |
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| N |
484 |
732 |
2024 |
3098 |
6338 |
| Proportion use (% (95% CI)) |
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| No nets |
12.8 (10.1, 16.1) |
18.3 (15.7, 21.3) |
45.6 (43.4, 47.7) |
40.4 (38.6, 42.1) |
37.4 (36.2, 38.6) |
| Untreated netsa |
38.2 (34.0, 42.6) |
42.0 (38.4, 45.6) |
30.0 (28.0, 32.0) |
31.0 (29.4, 32.7) |
32.5 (31.3, 33.7) |
| Recently treated netsb |
49.0 (44.5, 53.4) |
39.8 (36.3, 43.4) |
24.5 (22.7, 26.4) |
28.6 (27.1, 30.3) |
30.2 (29.0, 31.3) |
| Any netc |
87.2 (83.9, 89.9) |
81.8 (78.7, 84.3) |
54.5 (52.3, 56.6) |
59.6 (57.9, 61.4) |
62.7 (61.4, 63.8) |
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a Untreated nets are defined as nets that were not treated at all or were not treated within six months of the interview date b Recently treated nets means nets that were treated within the last six months since the day of interview c Any net means nets including both untreated and recently treated nets. |
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Khatib et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:98 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-98 |
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