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Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and associated factors among households in Pawie District, Benshangul Gumuz, Northwest Ethiopia

Scientific Reports
Introduction: Insecticide-treated bed nets are often used as a physical barrier to prevent infection of malaria. In Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the most important ways of reducing the malaria burden is the utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets ...
Tilahun Merga, Mesafint Molla Adane, Tebkew Shibabaw, Fekie Ahemed Salah, Lemessa Jira Ejigu, Sileshi Mulatu   +5 more
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Unravelling the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on childhood malaria in Malawi

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background To achieve malaria elimination it is essential to understand the impact of insecticide-treated net (ITNs) programmes. Here, the impact of ITN access and use on malaria prevalence in children in Malawi was investigated using Malaria Indicator ...
Julie-Anne A. Tangena, Donnie Mategula, Luigi Sedda, Peter M. Atkinson   +3 more
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Social network correlates of free and purchased insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Uganda

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Malaria is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Uganda. Despite Uganda’s efforts to distribute bed nets, only half of households have achieved the World Health Organization (WHO) Universal Coverage Criteria (one bed net for every two ...
Sae Takada, Paul J. Krezanoski, Viola Nyakato, Vincent Bátwala, A. James O’Malley, Jessica M. Perkins, Alexander C. Tsai, David R. Bangsberg, Nicholas A. Christakis, Akihiro Nishi   +9 more
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Utilization of insecticide treated bed net and associated factors among households of Kola Diba town, North Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The primary aim of this study was to assess the utilization of an insecticide-treated bed net on the preceding night and associated factors among households of Kola Diba town in 2017. Results Of the 260 households, 239 (91.9%) (95% CI = 88.5–95%
Melaku Birhanu Alemu, Meles Addisu Asnake, Melaku Yilma Lemma, Melkitu Fentie Melak, Melaku Kindie Yenit   +4 more
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Behavioral responses of pyrethroid resistant and susceptible Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes to insecticide treated bed net.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets are an effective tool in reducing malaria transmission. However, with increasing insecticide resistance little is known about how physiologically resistant malaria vectors behave around a human-occupied bed net ...
Maxwell G Machani, Eric Ochomo, Fred Amimo, Wolfgang R Mukabana, Andrew K Githeko, Guiyun Yan, Yaw A Afrane   +6 more
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Best practices for an insecticide-treated bed net distribution programme in sub-Saharan eastern Africa

Malaria Journal, 2011
Insecticide-treated bed nets are the preeminent malaria control means; though there is no consensus as to a best practice for large-scale insecticide-treated bed net distribution.
Sexton Alexis R
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Utilization of insecticide-treated nets and associated factors among childbearing women in Northern Nigeria

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Studies have explored the correlates of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria. The few studies that focused on Northern Nigeria mostly examined individual correlates, but largely ignored the community correlates.
Bola Lukman Solanke, Daniel Alabi Soladoye, Ibrahim Adamu Birsirka, Anifat Abdurraheem, Omowumi Romoke Salau   +4 more
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Insecticidal roof barriers mounted on untreated bed nets can be as effective against Anopheles gambiae as regular insecticide-treated bed nets

Scientific Reports, 2023
Barrier bednets (BBnets), regular bednets with a vertical insecticidal panel to target mosquitoes above the bednet roof, where they are most active, have the potential to improve existing Insecticidal Treated Bednets (ITNs), by reducing the quantity of ...
Anthony J. Abbott, Agnes Matope, Jeff Jones, Vitaly Voloshin, Catherine E. Towers, David Towers, Philip J. McCall   +6 more
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Reducing Visceral Leishmaniasis by Insecticide Impregnation of Bed-Nets, Bangladesh

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
The effect of insecticide-treated materials on reducing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is disputable. In Bangladesh, we evaluated the effect of a community-based intervention with insecticide impregnation of existing bed-nets in reducing VL incidence.
Dinesh Mondal, M. Mamun Huda, Mithun Kumar Karmoker, Debashis Ghosh, Greg Matlashewski, Shah Golam Nabi, Axel Kroeger   +6 more
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Estimating population ITN access at council level in Tanzania

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Since 2013, the National Malaria Control Programme in mainland Tanzania and the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme have implemented mass insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution campaigns, routine ITN distribution to pregnant women and ...
Hannah Koenker, Matt Worges, Joshua Yukich, Peter Gitanya, Frank Chacky, Samwel Lazaro, Charles Dismas Mwalimu, Sijenunu Aaron, Raya Ibrahim, Faiza Abbas, Mwinyi Khamis, Deodatus Mwingizi, David Dadi, Ato Selby, Naomi Serbantez, Lulu Msangi, Dana Loll, Benjamin Kamala   +17 more
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