Longlasting insecticidal nets for prevention of Leishmania donovani infection in India and Nepal: paired cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the effectiveness of large scale distribution of longlasting nets treated with insecticide in reducing the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in India and Nepal.

Design

Paired cluster randomised controlled trial designed to detect a 50% reduction in incidence of Leishmania donovani infection.

Setting

Villages in Muzaffarpur district in India and Saptari, Sunsari, and Morang districts in Nepal.

Participants

13 intervention and 13 control clusters. 12 691 people were included in the analysis of the main outcome (infection), and 19 810 were enrolled for the secondary (disease) end point.

Intervention

Longlasting insecticidal nets (treated with deltamethrin) were distributed in the intervention clusters in December 2006.

Main outcome me

SUBMITTER: Picado A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3011370 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature