Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria: results of a randomized controlled pilot study in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Progress against malaria has stalled and may even be slipping backwards in high-burden countries. This is due to a range of factors including insecticide resistance and mosquito feeding behaviours that limit contact with widely-employed interventions including long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor-residual spraying. Thus, further innovations in malaria control are urgently needed.

Methods

The pilot was a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study of permethrin-treated baby wraps-known locally as lesus-in children 6-18 months of age at a single site in rural western Uganda. Fifty mother-infant pairs were assigned to permethrin-treated or untreated lesus in a 1:1 allocation. Participants and clinical staff were blinded to group assignments through use of sham tr

SUBMITTER: Boyce RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8864600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature