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Gender and willingness to pay for insecticides treated bed nets in a poor rural area in Tanzania

East African Medical Journal, 2005
To examine socio-economic and malaria related differences between males and females that may cause gender differences in willingness to pay (WTP) for insecticide treated bed nets in a poor rural area.A two-week-interval (test re-test) cross-sectional study.Kisarawe District in coastal Tanzania.Two hundred and fifty one males and two hundred dollars ...
Mujinja, PGM, Makwaya, CK, Sauerhborn, R
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Community trial of insecticide-treated bed net use promotion in southern Ghana: the Net Use Intervention study [PDF]

Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2011
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) reduce malaria transmission and related morbidity and child mortality; however, incorrect and inconsistent use limits their protective factors. This community trial titled the Net Use Intervention study sought to bridge the gap between ITN ownership and use in southern (coastal) Ghana and to determine the best mix of ...
John P, Elder, Augustine Aboagye, Botwe, Richmond Ato, Selby, Nadra, Franklin, Willard D, Shaw   +4 more
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Strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To synthesize findings from recent studies of strategies to deliver insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) at scale in malaria-endemic areas. METHODS: Databases were searched for studies published between January 2000 and December 2010 in which ...
Paintain, Lucy Smith, Lindsay Mangham, Willey, Barbara A, Josip Car, Mangham, Lindsay, Lucy Smith Paintain, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Barbara Willey, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Car, Josip, Barbara A Willey   +10 more
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Level of awareness and utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among medical students as measures for reducing malaria episodes

Scientific Reports
This study examined the level of awareness and utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among medical students as measures for reducing malaria episodes in Delta State University, Abraka.
Mary Isioma Ofili, Bartholomew Chukwuebuka Nwogueze   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interacting climatic, environmental, biologic and socio‐economic drivers of the global dengue expansion

Journal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Dengue is the most rapidly expanding mosquito‐borne viral disease worldwide. The worst year on record was 2024, with over 100 countries reporting 14.4 million cases and over 11,000 deaths. Since then, and up to August 2026, another 7.4 million cases and over 5000 deaths have been reported.
Jan C. Semenza
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of community knowledge, practice, and determinants of malaria case households in the rural area of Raya Azebo district, Northern Ethiopia, 2017.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BACKGROUND:In Ethiopia malaria is one of the leading causes of outpatient visits and admission. Still, it remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the study area.
Kebede Tesfay, Mekonnen Yohannes, Fitsum Mardu, Brhane Berhe, Hadush Negash   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sleeping arrangement and house structure affect bed net use in villages along Lake Victoria

Malaria Journal, 2010
Background Although insecticide-treated bed nets are effective tools, use often does not follow ownership. House structure and space arrangements may make the attempt to use bed nets difficult, especially for school age children.
Maekawa Yoshihide, Kawada Hitoshi, Horio Masahiro, Sonye George, Kaneko Satoshi, Futami Kyoko, Dida Gabriel, Iwashita Hanako, Aoki Yoshiki, Minakawa Noboru   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ideational factors associated with net care behaviour: a multi-country analysis

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Malaria is endemic to sub-Saharan African countries. Mass and routine distribution, promotion, and use of ITNs are critical components of malaria prevention programmes.
E. ‘Kuor Kumoji, Grace N. Awantang, Michael Toso, Diarra Kamara, Thérèse Bleu, Wani Lahai, Musa Sillah-Kanu, Abdul Dosso, Dorothy Achu, Stella Babalola   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the minimal cost of delivering nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions in Ethiopia

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
The minimum cost of the 10 years on identified nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions of the National Food and Nutrition Strategy in Ethiopia is estimated to be US$ 2.55bn with an average annual cost of $250 million over 10 years (2021–2030), which is only 2.3% of the Ethiopian Annual GDP 111.27 billion US dollars in 2021 (World bank).
Yetayesh Maru, Firehiwot Mesfin, Arnaud Laillou, Ramadhani Noor, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Meseret Zelalem, Hiwot Darsene, Solomon Memire, Andarge Abie, Stanley Chitekwe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of mass distribution on insecticide-treated net coverage and usage in three high burden malaria provinces of Papua New Guinea

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) completed five nation-wide mass distributions of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in the last 15 years. Despite this considerable achievement, malaria cases in PNG are rising.
John B. Keven, Melanie Koinari, Christine Pombreaw, Micah Muri, Celine Figa, Clara Are, Solomon Lagur, John Cowan, Beatrice R. Egid, Jacob Kisomb, Petrina Johnson, Maria Ome-Kaius, Lincoln Timinao, Leanne J. Robinson, Moses Laman, Stephan Karl   +15 more
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