Investigating mosquito net durability for malaria control in Tanzania - attrition, bioefficacy, chemistry, degradation and insecticide resistance (ABCDR): study protocol
Open Access
- 13 December 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 14 (1), 1266
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1266
Abstract
Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) are one of the major malaria vector control tools, with most countries adopting free or subsidised universal coverage campaigns of populations at-risk from malaria. It is essential to understand LLIN durability so that public health policy makers can select the most cost effective nets that last for the longest time, and estimate the optimal timing of repeated distribution campaigns. However, there is limited knowledge from few countries of the durability of LLINs under user conditions.Keywords
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