"After those nets are torn, most people use them for other purposes": an examination of alternative bed net use in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alternative long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) use for purposes other than sleeping protection from mosquitoes is widely debated as a limitation to successful malaria control efforts, yet rarely rigorously studied.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 1217 households in an epidemic highland site and an endemic lowland site in western Kenya collected information on alternative use in three ways: direct observations, participant self-report, and participant reporting of community-level practices. LLIN misuse was defined as use of an intact net for alternative purposes and repurposing as alternatively using an old or damaged net. Associations between households with observed repurposed nets and universal access and household net use were examined.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Santos EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7390200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature