Reducing malaria transmission in forest-going mobile and migrant populations in Lao PDR and Cambodia: protocol for stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region aim to achieve malaria elimination by 2030. In the region, malaria is concentrated in high-risk areas and populations such as forest-going mobile and migrant populations (MMPs). However, routine protective measures such as long-lasting insecticidal nets do not prevent all infectious bites in these high-risk populations. Evidence for the effectiveness of a personal protection package tailored to forest-going MMPs which is acceptable, feasible, and cost-effective for reducing malaria transmission is required to inform the malaria elimination toolkit in the region.

Methods

A personal protection package consisting of long-lasting insecticidal hammock net, insect repellent and health communication pamphlet was developed in con

SUBMITTER: Htike W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9509546 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature