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. 2022 Nov 14;17(11):e0276783. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276783

Table 5. Human exposure patterns to Anopheles bites.

Indicator Anopheles bites
Directly measured biting
 • Proportion biting indoors 0.51
Behavior-adjusted exposure–unprotected individual
 • Proportion of vector bites occurring indoors for an unprotected individual 0.66
 • Proportion of vector bites occurring while asleep indoors for an unprotected individual 0.27
Exposure prevented by ITN use
 • Proportion of all vector bites prevented by using an ITN 0.24
Remaining exposure for an ITN-user
 • Proportion of remaining exposure occurring indoors for a protected user of an ITN 0.55
 • Proportion of remaining exposure occurring outdoors for a protected user of an ITN 0.45
Population mean exposure based on observed level of ITN use
 • Proportion of exposure prevented by current levels of ITN use in the population 0.12