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Table 3 Chemical content of PermaNet 3.0 and PermaNet 2.0 LLINs after 6 and 12 months of use in Irolu and Ijesa, respectively

From: Impact of PermaNet 3.0 on entomological indices in an area of pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae in south-western Nigeria

Net type

Net section

Chemical

Units

Initial target dose before use

After 6 months in use

After 12 months in use

    

Mean

Range

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

PN 3.0

Sides

Deltamethrin

g/kg

2.8

2.1 - 3.5

2.39 ± 0.28

2.67 ± 0.81

Roof

Deltamethrin

g/kg

4.0

3.0 - 5.0

3.71 ± 0.26

3.63 ± 0.20

PBO*

g/kg

25.0

18.8 - 31.3

12.0 ± 2.28

12.8 ± 4.34

PN 2.0

Sides

Deltamethrin

g/kg

1.8

1.4 - 2.3

1.60 ± 0.6

1.26 ± 0.42

 

Roof

    

1.78 ± 0.49

1.42 ± 0.47

  1. *Piperonyl butoxide.