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. 2007 Aug 1;6:101. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-101

Table 1.

Efficacy of 4 repellent formulations tested 4 and 5 hours after application during Study A in Guatemala

Hours post application
Treatment 4 5 Mean 95 % C.I.

Filler mix control AM 115.52 100.48 108.00 55.13 – 96.39
WM 79.83 66.64 72.74a
% P -- -- --
C15 AM 1.28 5.04 3.16 0.46 – 01.38
WM 0.64 1.40 0.96b
% P 98.89 94.98 97.07
T15 AM 1.36 1.44 1.40 00.43 – 01.17
WM 0.79 0.72 0.76b
% P 98.82 98.57 98.70
T20 AM 0.84 1.84 1.34 0.28 – 00.97
WM 0.43 0.77 0.59b
% P 99.27 98.17 98.76
15 % DEET AM 6.08 11.72 8.90 2.68 – 06.38
WM 3.63 4.87 4.21c
% P 94.74 88.34 91.76

AM = arithmetic mean mosquito landings per person hour.

WM = William's mean mosquito landings per person hour. Means followed by different letters are significantly different.

% P = Percentage protection i.e. 100 - ((mosquito landings on treatment ÷ mosquito landings on control) × 100).