Insecticide-treated net (ITN) ownership, usage, and malaria transmission in the highlands of western Kenya
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- 18 June 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 4 (1), 113
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-113
Abstract
Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are known to be highly effective in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality. However, usage varies among households, and such variations in actual usage may seriously limit the potential impact of nets and cause spatial heterogeneity on malaria transmission. This study examined ITN ownership and underlying factors for among-household variation in use, and malaria transmission in two highland regions of western Kenya.Keywords
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