Widespread mosquito net fishing in the Barotse floodplain: Evidence from qualitative interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN) is a crucial component of malaria control programs, and has prevented many malaria cases and deaths due to scale up. ITNs also serve effectively as fishing nets and various sources have reported use of ITNs for fishing. This article examines how widespread the practice of mosquito net fishing with ITNs is.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with fishery personnel and traditional leadership from the Barotse Royal Establishment in Western Province, Zambia, to better understand the presence or absence of the use of ITNs as fishing nets. We then coded the interviews for themes through content analysis. Additionally we conducted a desk review of survey data to show trends in malaria indicators, nutritional status of the

SUBMITTER: Larsen DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931466 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature