Implementing a nationwide insecticide-impregnated bednet programme in The Gambia.
Earlier studies in The Gambia suggested that the use of impregnated bednets might prove to be a useful malaria control strategy. Based on the results of these studies, in 1992 the Government of The Gambia was encouraged to initiate a National Impregnated Bednet Programme (NIBP) as part of the National Malaria Control Programme Strategy. This paper describes the implementation process/procedure of the NIBP. Evaluation results showed that, overall, 83% of the bednets surveyed has been impregnated, and 77% of children under the age of five years and 78% of women of childbearing age were reported to be sleeping under impregnated bednets.
Cham
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Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia.
D'Alessandro
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Todd
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Bennett
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Fegan
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Cham
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Greenwood
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D009033:Culicidae; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005714:Gambia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007306:Insecticides / Q000592:standards*; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014944:World Health Organization