Assuring access to topical mosquito repellents within an intensive distribution scheme: a case study in a remote province of Cambodia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The public health value of a vector control tool depends on its epidemiological efficacy, but also on its ease of implementation. This study describes an intensive distribution scheme of a topical repellent implemented in 2012 and 2013 for the purpose of a cluster-randomized trial using the existing public health system. The trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of repellents in addition to long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) and occurred in a province of Cambodia. Determinants for accessibility and consumption of this tool were explored.

Methods

135 individuals were appointed to be repellent distributors in 57 villages. A 2-weekly bottle exchange programme was organized. Distributors recorded information regarding the amount of bottles exchanged, repellent le

SUBMITTER: Heng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4657324 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature