Mosquito nets
Validation of a multi residue method to determine deltamethrin and alpha cypermethrin in mosquito nets by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC μECD)
... Long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LNs) become more and more important in the control and prevention of diseases like malaria. They are considered by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the ...
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Effect of Repellency on Mosquito Nets using Citrus Peel Extract
... from mosquito bites by using mosquito repellent agents like spray, lotions and mosquito ...of mosquito nets does not cause any harmful effects on the human ...of mosquito ...
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Which family members use the best nets? An analysis of the condition of mosquito nets and their distribution within households in Tanzania
... insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) is increasing, and coverage targets have been revised to address universal coverage with ...enough nets to cover everyone, and the nets available vary ...
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OPEN WARP-KNITTED STRUCTURES FOR BAMBOO MOSQUITO NETS
... Mosquito nets provide protection against mosquitoes and other insects and thus against the diseases they may ...a mosquito net must be fine enough to exclude such insects without reducing visibility ...
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Determinants of willingness to pay for the retreatment of insecticide treated mosquito nets in rural area of eastern Ethiopia
... Several studies documented for the willingness to pay for the ITN in the country. In a baseline survey in four regions of Ethiopia, SNNPR, Tigray, Amhara and Oromia, the main reasons cited being lack of money to purchase ...
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Who buys nets? Factors associated with ownership and use of purchased mosquito nets in sub Saharan Africa
... purchased nets, cor- roborating other studies [11, ...use mosquito nets to pre- vent infection, have stronger preferences for particular net characteristics [21], and a have adequate resources to ...
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Durability monitoring of long lasting insecticidal (mosquito) nets (LLINs) in Madagascar: physical integrity and insecticidal activity
... Netprotect® nets and more than 75% of new Yorkool® nets did not meet the WHO cut-off ...new nets which did not meet the WHO criteria was probably due to a problem in the manufacturing ...
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A shift from Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) with bendiocarb to Long Lasting Insecticidal (mosquito) Nets (LLINs) associated with changes in malaria transmission indicators in pyrethroid resistance areas in Benin
... porary mosquito breeding sites and a peripheral area, or ‘ valley ’ , characterized by the presence of permanent mos- quito breeding sites associated with numerous pools and ...
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Where have all the mosquito nets gone? Spatial modelling reveals mosquito net distributions across Tanzania do not target optimal Anopheles mosquito habitats
... Malaria remains the most deadly of all vector-borne diseases, infecting an estimated 200 million people and causing over 550,000 deaths globally every year [1]. Approximately 90 % of all malaria deaths occur in Africa, ...
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Control of pyrethroid and DDT resistant Anopheles gambiae by application of indoor residual spraying or mosquito nets treated with a long lasting organophosphate insecticide, chlorpyrifos methyl
... treatments. Nets impregnated with lambdacyhalothrin were compromized by resistance, killing only 30% of ...quinquefasciatus. Nets impregnated with chlorpyrifos methyl killed more (45% of An gambiae and 15% ...
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Inequalities in purchase of mosquito nets and willingness to pay for insecticide treated nets in Nigeria: Challenges for malaria control interventions
... the nets enough to buy them. And thirdly, it is possible that either nets are not physically available, or that people do not know where they can buy ...
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Mosquito nets in a rural area of Western Kenya: ownership, use and quality
... However, children under five and women of reproduc- tive age in the current study represented the highest proportion of persons using treated nets. Similar find- ings were reported in Tanzania where infants and ...
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To assess whether addition of pyriproxyfen to long lasting insecticidal mosquito nets increases their durability compared to standard long lasting insecticidal mosquito nets: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
... LLINs nets is likely to impact malaria vector control, as is a 50% decrease in the proportion of gravid females laying eggs after expos- ure to ...4 nets, each with 3 netting samples/net/time, in each ...
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Sustained reduction in prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection in spite of missed rounds of mass drug administration in an area under mosquito nets for malaria control
... treated nets (ITNs) in the coastal region has been associated with dramatic decline in hospital admissions due to malaria; high usage of ITNs is also expected to have an impact on LF infection, also transmitted by ...
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Distribution’s policy of mosquito nets : Attitudes and practices of women in Democratic Republic of Congo
... Pour rapprocher le centre de décision (PNLP) des bénéficiaires (populations), chaque district devait définir sa politique de lutte contre le paludisme, en tenant com[r] ...
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To assess whether addition of pyriproxyfen to long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets increases their durability compared to standard long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
... There are no apparent risks to the safety of individuals or communities in this study. Permethrin-treated long- lasting nets have been fully evaluated by the WHO Pesti- cide Evaluation Scheme and approved for ...
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Evaluation of insecticidal efficiency of treated nets with essential oils of Satureja khuzestanica (karvakerol) and Myrtus communis (moort) using bioassay tests
... treated nets with concentration more than 10% after impregnating have strong odor and repellent activity and cause breathing difficulty , and have respiratory symptoms such as coughing and throat irritation and ...
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Use and retention of long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in a malaria risk area in the Brazilian Amazon: a 5 year follow up intervention
... distributing mosquito nets impregnated with insecticides has been critical in the reduction of malaria worldwide and is one of the main interventions toward the goal of elimination of the disease ...quito ...
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Sleeping arrangements and mosquito net use among under fives: results from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey
... a mosquito net than rural ...use mosquito nets compared to the lowest 20 per ...have mosquito nets than those in highland ...a mosquito net, and seven per cent spent the night ...
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Factors associated with mosquito net use by individuals in households owning nets in Ethiopia
... insecticidal mosquito nets has dramatically increased in Ethiopia since 2006, but the proportion of persons with access to such nets who use them has ...
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