Success and failure: a firsthand look into Uganda's most recent bednet distribution campaign

[...]while the most recent national Malaria Indicator Survey for Uganda from 2014-15 estimated that 79% of individuals within households had access to an insecticide-treated net and 69% reported sleeping under one the night before the survey,5 as suggested by our data, it is very likely that the sel...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2017-03, Vol.17 (3), p.251-253
Main Authors: Zinszer, Kate, Stone, Jessie, Mpaata, Julius C, Muwanguzi, Sarah, Adler, Sasha, McGowan, Cheri L, Levy, Phillip D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compliance
Households
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Insecticides
Malaria
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:[...]while the most recent national Malaria Indicator Survey for Uganda from 2014-15 estimated that 79% of individuals within households had access to an insecticide-treated net and 69% reported sleeping under one the night before the survey,5 as suggested by our data, it is very likely that the self-reported insecticide-treated net or long-lasting insecticidal net use is much higher than actual use.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30057-9