The popularity of insecticide-treated bed-nets as a preventative method of malaria control among residents of Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria.
The popularity of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) was assessed among 612 residents of Calabar Municipality between June and September 2004. A questionnaire was administered to the respondents, majority of whom (88.9% [544:612]) claimed that they were aware of the use of ITNs for preventing mosquito bites. Only 13.2% of the respondents (72:544) owned ITNs at the time of filling the questionnaire.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001512:Bedding and Linens / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009549:Nigeria; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
D007306:Insecticides