Table 2 Physical durability of inspected LLINs three years after distribution in five provinces in Afghanistan, 2015
| Â | All provinces | Balkh province | Herat province | Khost province | Kunduz province | Nangarhar province | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SECTION A: One randomly selected LLIN per sampled household, examined in the insectary in Jalalabad | (N = 500) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) |  |
Median proportionate Hole Index (IQR) | 39 (11–98) | 16.5 (7–54.5) | 34 (17.5–90) | 41 (10.5–111.5) | 32 (8–83.5) | 74 (33.5–300.5) | 0.0001 |
Proportionate Hole Index (pHI), n (%) categorized | |||||||
 Good (pHI 0–64) | 326 (65.2%) | 82 (82.0%) | 65 (65.0%) | 64 (64.0%) | 71 (71.0%) | 44 (44.0%) | < 0.001 |
 Damaged (pHI: 65–642) | 159 (31.8%) | 15 (15.0%) | 33 (33.0%) | 33 (33.0%) | 27 (27.0%) | 51 (51.0%) |  |
 Too torn (pHI > 642) | 15 (3.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | 5 (5.0%) |  |
No. (%) of LLINs with ≥ 1 horizontal tear at the bottom | 84 (16.8%) | 19 (19.0%) | 19 (19.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | 24 (24.0%) | 19 (19.0%) | 0.001 |
No. (%) of LLINs with ≥ 1 hole at hanging points | 149 (29.8%) | 43 (43.0%) | 30 (30.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | 37 (37.0%) | 27 (27.0%) | < 0.001 |
No. (%) of LLINs with ≥ 1 damage of another type (open seam, burn hole, hole from rodents or missing section) | 43 (8.6%) | 13 (13.0%) | 8 (8.0%) | 4 (4.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | 8 (8.0%) | 0.240 |
No. (%) of LLINs with ≥ 1 repair (knotted, patched or stitched hole) | 254 (50.8%) | 32 (32.0%) | 39 (39.0%) | 61 (61.0%) | 51 (51.0%) | 71 (71.0%) | < 0.001 |
SECTION B: All LLINs in the sampled 500 households, examined during field work | (N = 1045) | (N = 175) | (N = 190) | (N = 234) | (N = 221) | (N = 225) |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median proportionate Hole Index (IQR) | 17 (1–84) | 5 (0–200) | 7 (0–47) | 11 (3–59) | 13 (1–28) | 63 (9–246) | 0.0001 |
Proportionate Hole Index (pHI), n (%) categorized | |||||||
 Good (pHI 0–64) | 737 (70.5%) | 106 (60.6%) | 150 (79.0%) | 176 (75.2%) | 191 (86.4%) | 114 (50.7%) | < 0.001 |
 Damaged (pHI: 65–642) | 239 (22.9%) | 44 (25.1%) | 36 (19.0%) | 46 (19.7%) | 25 (11.3%) | 88 (39.1%) |  |
 Too torn (pHI > 642) | 69 (6.6%) | 25 (14.3%) | 4 (2.1%) | 12 (5.1%) | 5 (2.3%) | 23 (10.2%) |  |