Monitoring the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets Olyset^® and PermaNet^® 2.0 in similar use environments in Zanzibar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria transmission in Zanzibar has dramatically reduced in recent years but vector control interventions such as long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) must continue to reach malaria elimination. To achieve this, the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme needs actionable evidence of the durability of the LLIN brands distributed. This study compared physical and insecticidal durability of two LLIN brands: Olyset^® and PermaNet© 2.0 in two similar districts on the islands of Unguja and Pemba.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study of representative samples of households from two districts, recruited at baseline 4 months after the mass campaign. All campaign nets in these households were labelled and followed up over a period of 33 months. Primary ou

SUBMITTER: Haji KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7247136 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature