Community Perceptions on Different Delivery Mechanisms for Insecticide- Treated Bed Nets in Rural Burkina Faso
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Background: This study aims to describe the community perceptions regarding an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) programme in Burkina Faso, where communities were randomised to either ITN social marketing combined with free ITN distribution through antenatal care services (intervention A) or ITN social marketing only (intervention B). Methods: For this descriptive qualitative study data were collected through a total of 20 focus group discussions (FGD), 10 FGD with women and men respectively. FGD were conducted in 8 purposefully selected villages of the study area and
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