Essays about: "insecticide-treated nets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words insecticide-treated nets.

1. 1. Determinants of utilization of insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention among children under five years of age in Ghana: A secondary analysis of the National Malaria Indicator Survey Data 2016

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

   Author : Thi Lan Vu; [2018]
   Keywords : insecticide-treated nets; malaria prevention; Ghana;

   Abstract : Background: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective prevention measures against malaria. Malaria is highly endemic in Ghana. READ MORE

3. 2. The predictors of insecticide-treated bed net utilization among female insecticide-treated bed net owners in Tanzania : A cross-sectional study base on data from the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey of 2015-2016

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Fredrik Terning; [2017]
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   Abstract : Background: Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are the main component in combating malaria in Tanzania, yet even though women report having access to a ITN, many do not utilize them. This study tries to measure known predictors of utilization and evaluate their impact on utilization among women who have access to a ITN. READ MORE

4. 3. DETERMINANTS OF UTILISATION OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS FOR MALARIA PREVENTION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE IN KENYA: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF KENYA DEMOGRAPHIC HEALTH SURVEY DATA, 2014

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

   Author : Eunice Gathitu; [2016]
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   Abstract : ABSTRACT Background The use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) is one of the main strategies of Roll Back Malaria programme aimed to reduce malaria burden in Sub Saharan Africa. Aim The study aimed to assess the determinants of ITN utilisation among under five children in Kenya. READ MORE

5. 4. Scaling up malaria interventions. : Integrating free distribution of long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets during vaccination campaigns. A new strategy to meet the millennium development goal

   University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

   Author : Marianne Monclair; [2008]
   Keywords : Malaria; Eradication Strategy; Integrated Campaigns; Insecticide Treated Nets; Vaccination;

   Abstract : Objective: To look at the Red Cross and the Red Crescent societies integrated campaigns between 2002 and 2006 with free distribution of insecticide treated nets (ITN)that have taken place and its contribution to the Millennium Development Goals(MDG) and the Abuja target.  Method: Review of surveys, evaluations and reports from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent integrated campaigns. READ MORE

6. 5. Social acceptance of antimalarial strategies in Uganda

   University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

   Author : Hedvig Helldorff; [2008]
   Keywords : antimalarial strategies; caretakers; risk perception; social acceptance;

   Abstract : According to the World Health Organization(WHO) the most efficient and cost-effective strategies in the global fight of malaria are the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) and the Insecticide Treated Nets ITNs). However, since the strategies include the use of synthetic insecticides, WHO reports that they sometimes meet opposition in the society. READ MORE