Alberto L Garcia-Basteiro et al | 29 Jun 2023 | Malaria Journal
As part of comprehensive malaria control strategies, the Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) distributed 110,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) in late 2007 with the aim of providing one net for each sleeping area.
Ekundayo Arogundade et al | 22 Jun 2023 | Malaria Journal
Misconceptions about causes and prevention of malaria by caregivers adversely influence the use ITN by under-five children. Appropriate communication strategies should correct these misconceptions.
Tanya Russell et al | 09 Apr 2024 | Malaria Journal
High usage of ITNs can dramatically alter African vector populations so that intense, predominantly indoor transmission is replaced by greatly lowered residual transmission, a greater proportion of which occurs outdoors.
Thomas Eisele et al | 14 Jan 2024 | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In addition to maintaining universal ITN coverage, it will be essential for the malaria control program to achieve high ITN use and laboratory diagnosis and treatment of all fevers among all age groups to further reduce the malaria burden in this area.
Georgia Damien et al | 31 Dec 2023 | Malaria Journal
The used LLINs rate was high and only the correct use of LLINs was found to reduce malaria infection without influencing malaria morbidity.
David Larsen et al | 10 Nov 2023 | PLoS One
Delivery of a large number of ITNs does not translate directly into 100% household coverage. Due to their design, current ITN distribution strategies may miss households occupied by the elderly and those without children or ANC access.
Andreas Kudom & Ben Mensah | 15 Sep 2023 | Malaria Journal
The study reveals that respondents did not have adequate knowledge on the biology and behaviour of mosquitoes.
Lea Pare Toe et al | 29 Jul 2023 | Malaria Journal
The use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is an important tool in the Roll Back Malaria strategy. For ITNs to be effective they need to be used correctly. Previous studies have shown that many factors, such as wealth, access to health care, education, ethnicity and gender, determine the ownership and use of ITNs.
Bamgboye M. Afolabi et al | 19 Feb 2024 | Malaria Journal
This study found that despite the fact that treated nets were distributed widely across Nigeria, the use of this commodity was still very low in the Sahel Savanna region. Future campaigns should include more purposeful social and health education on the importance and advantages of the use of treated nets to save lives in the Sahel Savannah region of Nigeria.
Carol A Baume & Celeste Marin | 07 Aug 2023 | Malaria Journal
In April 2000, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) "Abuja Summit" set a target of having at least 60% of pregnant women and children under five use insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). Thereafter, programmes were implemented to create demand, reduce taxes and tariffs, spur the commercial market, and reach vulnerable populations with free or subsidized ITNs. Using national ITN monitoring data from the USAID-sponsored AED/NetMark project, this article examines the extent to which these activities were successful in increasing awareness, ownership, and use of nets and ITNs.