Determinants of bed net use in The Gambia: implications for malaria control

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dc.contributor.authorWiseman, V.
dc.contributor.authorScott, A.
dc.contributor.authorMcElroy, Brendan
dc.contributor.authorConteh, L.
dc.contributor.authorStevens, W.
dc.contributor.funderBill and Melinda Gates Foundationen
dc.contributor.funderMedical Research Council, The Gambiaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-01T10:50:05Z
dc.date.available2016-09-01T10:50:05Z
dc.date.issued2007-05
dc.date.updated2012-11-12T16:26:04Z
dc.description.abstractMalaria is still one of the biggest health threats in the developing world, with an estimated 300 million episodes per year and one million deaths, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of treated bed nets has been widely reported, little is known about the range, strength, or interaction between different factors that influence their demand at the household level. This study modeled the determinants of bed net ownership as well as the factors that influence the number of bed nets purchased. Data was collected from 1,700 randomly selected households in the Farafenni region of The Gambia. Interviews were also held with 129 community spokespersons to explore the extent to which community level factors such as the quality of roads and access to market centers also influence demand for bed nets. The results of each model of demand and their policy implications are discussed.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States (Gates Malaria Partnership at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine); Medical Research Council in The Gambia.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationWiseman, V., Scott, A., McElroy, B., Conteh, L. and Stevens, W. (2007) 'Determinants of bed net use in The Gambia: implications for malaria control', American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 76(5), pp. 830-836. http://www.ajtmh.org/content/76/5/830.abstracten
dc.identifier.endpage836en
dc.identifier.issn0002-9637
dc.identifier.issued5en
dc.identifier.journaltitleAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygieneen
dc.identifier.startpage830en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/3051
dc.identifier.volume76en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ajtmh.org/content/76/5/830.abstract
dc.rights© 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.en
dc.subjectThe Gambiaen
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectMalariaen
dc.subjectBed netsen
dc.subjectMalaria controlen
dc.subjectMosquito controlen
dc.subjectTreated bed netsen
dc.subjectInsecticideen
dc.titleDeterminants of bed net use in The Gambia: implications for malaria controlen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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