Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria
Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria
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DOI：
10.1186/1475-2875-7-165
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发表时间：
2008-08-27
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3
通讯作者：
Kaneko, Satoshi
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作者：
Minakawa, Noboru;Dida, Gabriel O.;Kaneko, Satoshi
背景资料：为了防治疟疾，肯尼亚卫生部和非政府组织分发了驱虫蚊帐，供在床上使用，五岁以下儿童的覆盖率迅速增加。不过，渔村居民已开始使用这些蚊帐晒鱼和在维多利亚湖捕鱼。这项研究调查了蚊帐滥用的程度，在渔村。方法：七个渔村沿着湖进行了调查，以估计如何广泛使用蚊帐捕鱼和晒鱼。结果：共发现283顶蚊帐被用于晾晒鱼。其中，239个是长效驱虫蚊帐，44个是非长效驱虫蚊帐。此外，283顶蚊帐中有72顶也用于捕鱼。最普遍的原因是因为蚊帐便宜或免费，而且鱼在网上干得更快。结论：有相当多的滥用蚊帐干鱼和捕鱼。许多村民还不完全相信长效驱虫蚊帐对预防疟疾的有效性。这种滥用可能妨碍非政府组织和政府卫生组织的努力。
Background: To combat malaria, the Kenya Ministry of Health and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have distributed insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for use over beds, with coverage for children under five years of age increasing rapidly. Nevertheless, residents of fishing villages have started to use these bed nets for drying fish and fishing in Lake Victoria. This study investigated the extent of bed net misuse in fishing villages.Methods: Seven fishing villages along the lake were surveyed to estimate how widely bed nets were being used for fishing and drying fish. Villagers were asked why they used the bed nets for such purposes.Results: In total, 283 bed nets were being used for drying fish. Of these, 239 were long-lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLIN) and 44 were non-long-lasting insecticidal bed nets (NLLIN). Further, 72 of the 283 bed nets were also being used for fishing. The most popular reasons were because the bed nets were inexpensive or free and because fish dried faster on the nets. LLINs were preferred to NLLINs for fishing and drying fish.Conclusion: There is considerable misuse of bed nets for drying fish and fishing. Many villagers are not yet fully convinced of the effectiveness of LLINs for malaria prevention. Such misuses may hamper the efforts of NGOs and governmental health organizations.