Malaria is one of the most serious vector-borne diseases, affecting millions of people mainly in the tropics. In spite of major efforts undertaken for its control, through drug treatment and vector control, an increase in malaria incidence has occurred in the last 30 years, due to poor socio-economic conditions and development of drug and insecticide resistance in parasites and vectors, respect...

BACKGROUND Malaria is one of the most serious public health problems in Kenya. Pregnant women are among the groups with the highest risk of malaria. Use of insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) is a cost-effective method of controlling malaria. Despite this, there is low utilisation of ITNs among pregnant women in Kilifi district which is an endemic malaria zone. OBJECTIVE To determine knowledg...

Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) have become a central tool for malaria control because they provide personal and community-wide protection through their repellent and insecticidal properties. Here we propose a model that allows to assess the relative importance of those two effects in different epidemiological contexts and we show that these two levels of protection may oppose each other. O...

Mosquito nets treated with long-lasting insecticide (LLINs), when used in compliance with guidelines of the World Health Organization, may be effective for malaria vector control. In 2012, approximately 150,000 LLINs were installed in nine municipalities in the state of Rondônia. However, no studies have assessed their impact on the reduction of malaria incidence. This study analyzed secondary ...

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 co...

Wear full sleeve clothes and long dresses to cover the limbs; Use mosquito coils, repellents and electric vapour mats during the daytime; Use mosquito nets—to protect babies, old people and others, who may rest during the day. The effectiveness of such nets can be improved by treating them with permethrin (pyrethroid insecticide). Curtains (cloth or bamboo) can also be treated with insecticide ...

The high mobility of migrants and their prevention practice was associated with a incidence imported malarial diseases. This study undertaken to analyze the relationship between factor practices malaria. used case control chi-square statistical test co-efficient level 95%. sampling technique that purposive sampling, determine respondents based on inclusion exclusion criteria. sample size in thi...

Insecticide treated nets are critical tools for prevention of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. They have also been demonstrated to prevent nuisance infective bites from a few insects. Recently, there has an increased push by the international community eliminate therefore resources channelled into higher production supply ITNs endemic areas, thus increasing their presence in environme...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness in reducing malaria of combining an insect repellent with insecticide treated bed nets compared with the nets alone in an area where vector mosquitoes feed in the early evening. DESIGN A double blind, placebo controlled cluster-randomised clinical study. SETTING Rural villages and peri-urban districts in the Bolivian Amazon. PARTICIPANTS 4008 indiv...