Evidence for a mass community effect of insecticide-treated bednets on the incidence of malaria on the Kenyan coast.

Journal article

The use of insecticide-treated bednets (ITBNs) has been shown to be effective in reducing mortality and morbidity from malaria. However, there is mixed evidence as to whether or not community-wide use of ITBNs engenders a 'mass effect', such that those not sleeping under bednets are offered protection from widespread ITBN use in the area in which they live. We have analysed data collected in Kilifi, Kenya, from a cohort of children followed from birth to investigate how the degree of net usag...

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Authors: Howard, S; Omumbo, J; Nevill, C; Some, E; Donnelly, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 357-360
• Publication date: 2000-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90103-2
• EISSN: 1878-3503
• ISSN: 0035-9203
• Language: English
• Keywords: Permethrin; Humans; Kenya; Child; Bedding and Linens; Pyrethrins; Logistic Models; Mosquito Control; Cohort Studies; Incidence; Malaria; Proportional Hazards Models; Insecticides; Community Health Services