WhatsApp: a supplementary tool for improving bed nets universal coverage campaign in Mozambique
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-3929-0
Abstract: BackgroundWhatsApp (WA) is the most recent and attractive applicative among Smartphone users. The use of WA in healthcare environment has been shown of multiple benefices. Mozambique team involved in 2017 bed nets universal coverage campaign… read more here.
Keywords: universal coverage; bed nets; coverage campaign; nets universal ... See more keywords
Factors associated with caregivers’ consistency of use of bed nets in Nigeria: a multilevel multinomial analysis of survey data
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2427-x
Abstract: BackgroundMalaria remains endemic in Nigeria despite programmes and policies put in place toward malaria elimination. Long-lasting insecticidal nets have been documented to offer protection from malaria by preventing mosquito bites. While many studies have examined… read more here.
Keywords: consistency use; factors associated; bed nets; use bed ... See more keywords
Modelling new insecticide-treated bed nets for malaria-vector control: how to strategically manage resistance?
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04083-z
Abstract: Background The program to eradicate malaria is at a critical juncture as a new wave of insecticides for mosquito control enter their final stages of development. Previous insecticides have been deployed one-at-a-time until their utility… read more here.
Keywords: bed nets; malaria vector; nets malaria; resistance ... See more keywords
Knowledge, access and utilization of bed-nets among stable and seasonal migrants in an artemisinin resistance containment area of Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1186/s40249-017-0353-8
Abstract: BackgroundMyanmar lies in the Greater Mekong sub-region of South-East Asia faced with the challenge of emerging resistance to artemisinin combination therapies (ACT). Migrant populations are more likely than others to spread ACT resistance. A vital… read more here.
Keywords: access utilization; household; bed nets; resistance ... See more keywords
Socio-economic and demographic disparities in ownership and use of insecticide-treated bed nets for preventing malaria among rural reproductive-aged women in northern Ghana
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211365
Abstract: Background Malaria continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) is one of the cost-effective interventions for preventing malaria in endemic settings. Ghana… read more here.
Keywords: malaria; use; disparities ownership; bed nets ... See more keywords
Perceptions on use of insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria: a qualitative assessment in two rural districts of Zambézia’s province in Mozambique
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DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2256
Abstract: Background: malaria prevention in Africa merits particular attention as the world strives toward a better life for the poorest. The insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) is one of malaria control strategies that, due to its cost… read more here.
Keywords: insecticide treated; bed nets; districts zamb; zia province ... See more keywords