Durability monitoring of long-lasting insecticidal (mosquito) nets (LLINs) in Madagascar: physical integrity and insecticidal activity

Table 5 Median and interquartile range (IQR 0.25–0.75) of proportionate hole index (pHI) by locality

Net brand	District	Months	n	Average pHI	Median pHI	Interquartile range
Netprotect®	Toamasina	6	100	81.47	0^a	0–34
	Toamasina	12	100	279.6	46	2–271.8
	Morondava	6	100	163.1	23	0–77
	Morondava	12	100	283.2	50	2–256.2
Royalsentry®	Antsiranana	6	100	114.2	23^b	0–77
	Antsiranana	12	100	242.5	51.5	4–193.5
	Ambanja	6	100	44.75	0	0
	Ambanja	12	100	199	28	0–127
Yorkool®	Mandoto	6	100	54.3	1	0–25
	Mandoto	12	100	355.2	23	0–164.2
	Sakaraha	6	100	88.99	1	0–25
	Sakaraha	12	100	187.7	23	0–97

^aSignificant difference between districts with the same brand nets (F _{(1, 198)} = 3.45, P = 0.05)
^bSignificant difference between districts with the same brand nets (F _{(1, 198)} = 5.08, P = 0.02)

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