Social Acceptability and Durability of Two Different House Screening Interventions against Exposure to Malaria Vectors, Plasmodium falciparum Infection, and Anemia in Children in The Gambia, West Africa
Social Acceptability and Durability of Two Different House Screening Interventions against Exposure to Malaria Vectors, Plasmodium falciparum Infection, and Anemia in Children in The Gambia, West Africa
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DOI:
10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0311
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发表时间:
2010-11-01
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3.3
通讯作者:
Lindsay, Steve W.
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作者:
Kirby, Matthew J.;Bah, Pateh;Lindsay, Steve W.
The social acceptability and durability of two house screening interventions were addressed using focus group discussions, questionnaires, indoor climate measurements and durability surveys Participants recognized that screening stopped mosquitoes (79-96%) and other insects (86-98%) entering their houses These and other benefits were appreciated by significantly more recipients of full screening than users of screened ceilings Full screened houses were 0 26 degrees C hotter at night (P = 0 05) than houses with screened ceilings and 0 51 degrees C (P < 0 001) hotter than houses with no screening (28 43 degrees C), though only 9% of full screened house users and 17% of screened ceiling users complained about the heat Although 71% of screened doors and 85% of ceilings had suffered some damage after 12 months, the average number of holes of any sue was