Comparing the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets DawaPlus^® 2.0 and DuraNet© in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anecdotal reports from DRC suggest that long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) distributed through mass campaigns in DRC may not last the expected average three years. To provide the National Malaria Control Programme with evidence on physical and insecticidal durability of nets distributed during the 2016 mass campaign, two brands of LLIN, DawaPlus^® 2.0 and DuraNet©, were monitored in neighbouring and similar health zones in Sud Ubangi and Mongala Provinces.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study of representative samples of households from two health zones recruited at baseline, 2 months after the mass campaign. All campaign nets in these households were labelled, and followed up over a period of 31 months. Primary outcome was the "proportion of n

SUBMITTER: Mansiangi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7247235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature