Sleeping arrangement and house structure affect bed net use in villages along Lake Victoria
Open Access
- 22 June 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 9 (1) , 176
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-176
Abstract
Although insecticide-treated bed nets are effective tools, use often does not follow ownership. House structure and space arrangements may make the attempt to use bed nets difficult, especially for school age children. The objectives of this study were to explore whether an individual's sleeping arrangements and house structure affect bed net use in villages along Lake Victoria in western Kenya.Keywords
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