Background A key goal of malaria control is to achieve universal access to, and use of, long-
lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) among people at risk for malaria. Quantifying the number of …

Background With the recent publication of WHO-recommended methods to estimate net
survival, comparative analyses from different areas have now become possible. With this in …

Abstract Background In Tanzania, the roles of men and women are classified based on the
local cultural context. While men are usually the breadwinners, women are traditionally …

Background While some data on net durability have been accumulating in recent years,
including formative qualitative research on attitudes towards net care and repair, no data are …

Background While significant focus has been given to net distribution, little is known about
what is done with nets that leave a household, either to be used by others or when they are …

Abstract Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticidal nets
(LLINs) are effective for malaria prevention and are designed to provide nearly 5 years of …

Background Malaria remains a significant public health problem in Guinea-Bissau, West
Africa. Government control measures include bed net distribution campaigns, however, local …

Education intervention effectiveness to improve bed net care and repair knowledge or
practices is unclear. To assess intervention effectiveness, we systematically reviewed eight …

Background The importance of net durability and the average useful life of a net is
increasingly recognized as one of the critical factors that determine how often nets need to …

Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the backbone of anti-malarial vector control
in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Over recent years the quality and performance of ITNs …