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PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundInsecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are an integral part of vector control recommendations for malaria elimination in China. This study investigated the extent to which bed nets were used and which factors influence bed net use among Jinuo Ethnic ...
Jian-wei Xu +4 more
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The relationship between anaemia and the use of treated bed nets among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS ONEStudies have indicated that the risk of malaria, particularly its association with anaemia in pregnant women, increases when treated bed nets are not used.
Richard Kwame Ansah +7 more
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A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding malaria and bed nets on Bubaque Island, Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2020 Background Malaria remains a significant public health problem in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Government control measures include bed net distribution campaigns, however, local knowledge, attitudes and practices towards bed nets and malaria are ...
Harry Hutchins +8 more
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Bed net ownership in Kenya: the impact of 3.4 million free bed nets [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2010 Background In July and September 2006, 3.4 million long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) were distributed free in a campaign targeting children 0-59 months old (CU5s) in the 46 districts with malaria in Kenya. A survey was conducted one month
Vulule John +12 more
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Case reduction and cost-effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine alongside bed nets in Lilongwe, Malawi [PDF]
Vaccine, 2020 Hillary M Topazian +2 more
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Voodoo, Vaccines, and Bed Nets [PDF]
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019 AbstractWe provide the first quantitative analysis to scrutinize the ample ethnographic evidence that magico-religious beliefs affect the demand for conventional health care in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stoop, Nik +2 more
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Sensitivity and Bifurcation Analysis of Fuzzy SEIR-SEI Dengue Disease Model
Journal of Mathematics, 2022 Dengue is one of the most serious mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the world. The number of dengue cases is increasing every year worldwide. In this work, we discuss the fuzzy epidemic SEIR-SEI compartmental model with the intervention of bed nets ...
G. Bhuju, G.R. Phaijoo, D.B. Gurung
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Malaria Journal, 2018 Background Malaria remains endemic in Nigeria despite programmes and policies put in place toward malaria elimination. Long-lasting insecticidal nets have been documented to offer protection from malaria by preventing mosquito bites.
Stella Babalola +6 more
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Bed net use among school-aged children after a universal bed net campaign in Malawi [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2016 Des données récentes du Malawi suggèrent que les enfants d'âge scolaire (SAC), âgés de 5 à 15 ans, ont la prévalence la plus élevée d'infection à Plasmodium falciparum parmi tous les groupes d'âge. Ils sont le groupe le moins susceptible d'utiliser des moustiquaires imprégnées d'insecticide (MII), l'intervention la plus couramment disponible pour ...
Andrea G. Buchwald +11 more
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