Coverage and use of insecticide-treated bed nets in households with children aged under five years in Liberia

Use of insecticide treated nets among caregivers of children under five years in Makueni District, Kenya.

BACKGROUND Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) have been identified as a key strategy in addressing malaria problem among young children and pregnant women. Their utilisation among under fives, however, have been found to be low in some areas. OBJECTIVE To identify factors affecting net utilisation (sleeping under insecticide treated net) among caregivers of under fives in Makueni District in Ken...

Factors Affecting Use of Insecticide Treated Nets by Children under Five Years of Age in Kenya

Maternal use of insecticide-treated nets in the prevention of malaria among children under five years in Nyamira district, Kenya.

BACKGROUND Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) have been proved as one of the most effective ways of reducing malaria morbidity and mortality in children and pregnant women. Proper use and care of insecticide treated nets reduce malaria health risk to children. OBJECTIVE To determine maternal use of insecticide treated nets in the prevention of malaria among children under five years in Nyamira d...

Increasing Coverage and Decreasing Inequity in Insecticide-Treated Bed Net Use among Rural Kenyan Children

BACKGROUND Inexpensive and efficacious interventions that avert childhood deaths in sub-Saharan Africa have failed to reach effective coverage, especially among the poorest rural sectors. One particular example is insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs). In this study, we present repeat observations of ITN coverage among rural Kenyan homesteads exposed at different times to a range of delivery mode...

Insecticide treated bed nets to prevent malaria.

contribution to this important debate by producing for the British Library a summary of important papers and reports on animal research from all relevant disciplines. She concludes: “I began work on this book, knowing relatively little about the issues and thus, as someone of rational disposition, with no very marked tendency towards any of the major camps in the debate. I end in much the same ...