Entomological determinants of insecticide-treated bed net effectiveness in Western Myanmar.

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BACKGROUND: In a large cluster randomized control trial of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) in Western Myanmar the malaria protective effect of ITN was found to be highly variable and, in aggregate, the effect was not statistically significant. A coincident entomological investigation measured malaria vector abundance and biting behaviour and the human population sleeping habits, factors relevant to ITN effectiveness. METHODS: Entomological surveys were carried out using different catching ...

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Authors: Smithuis, F; Kyaw, M; Phe, U; van der Broek, I; Katterman, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Malaria journal
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 364
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-364
• EISSN: 1475-2875
• ISSN: 1475-2875
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child; Child, Preschool; Malaria; Infant, Newborn; Myanmar; Animals; Plasmodium; Anopheles; Salivary Glands; Female; Male; Microscopy; Humans; Insecticide-Treated Bednets; Infant; Mosquito Control; Feeding Behavior