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Table 4 Correlations between bednet coverage and entomological inoculation rate.a

From: Cost-sharing strategies combining targeted public subsidies with private-sector delivery achieve high bednet coverage and reduced malaria transmission in Kilombero Valley, southern Tanzania

Outcome parameterb

Net Coveragec

 

Correlation Coefficient

P

Entomologic inoculation rate (EIR)

  

Non users

  

   Anopheles gambiae s.l.

-0.068

0.747

   Anopheles funestus

0.035

0.867

   Total

-0.063

0.763

  1. a Estimated by Pearson's correlation. Results of Spearman's rank correlation were essentially identical and not shown.
  2. b See table 2.
  3. c Based on net usage as an indicator of coverage and aggregating by cluster. Analyses based on net ownership estimates and aggregated at village level yielded essentially identical results.