Table 1

Heterogeneous test results of the 50% niclosamide ethanolamine salt wettable powder and the 4% niclosamide ethanolamine salt powder (Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation used for proportions)

Post-spraying (day)

tau²

H

I²

Q

df

p-value

50% formulation

3

0.27

8.66 [7.97; 9.42]

98.70% [98.40%; 98.90%]

1651.76

22

< 0.0001

7

0.14

6.12 [5. 50; 6.81]

97.30% [96.70%; 97.80%]

785.58

21

< 0.0001

15

0.10

4.91 [4.29; 5.63]

95.90% [94.60%; 96.80%]

410.13

17

< 0.0001

4% formulation

3

0.29

11.97 [10.54; 13.6]

99.30% [99.10%; 99.50%]

859.97

6

< 0.0001

7

0.14

8.59 [7. 54; 9.79]

98.60% [98.20%; 99.00%]

664.08

9

< 0.0001

15

0.06

4.80 [3.97; 5.80]

95.70% [93.70%; 97.00%]

207.36

9

< 0.0001

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