Rapid Scale-Up of Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets through Integration into the National Immunization Program during Child Health Week in Togo, 2004
| Autor: | Yao Doumanou, Julie Thwing, Laurence Slutsker, Jodi L. Vanden Eng, Yao K. Sodahlon, Dianne J. Terlouw, Neeta Thawani, Marcel Lama, Adam Wolkon, Kodjo Morgah, Allen W. Hightower, Aboudou Dare, Vincent Takpa, William A. Hawley, M. James Eliades |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Insecticides
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Mosquito Control Cross-sectional study Measles Vaccine Population Developing country Health Promotion Measles Virology parasitic diseases medicine Humans Insecticide-Treated Bednets education education.field_of_study Immunization Programs business.industry Public health Infant Anemia Articles equipment and supplies medicine.disease Malaria Poliomyelitis Poliovirus Vaccines Infectious Diseases Health promotion Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Togo Parasitology Measles vaccine business Demography |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 83:1014-1019 |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | In December 2004, Togo was the first country to conduct a nationwide free insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution as part of its National Integrated Child Health Campaign. Community-based cross-sectional surveys were conducted one and nine months post-campaign as part of a multidisciplinary evaluation of the nationwide distribution of ITNs to children 9–59 months of age to evaluate ITN ownership, equity, and use. Our results demonstrated that at one month post-campaign, 93.1% of all eligible children received an ITN. Household ITN ownership and equity increased significantly post-campaign. Nine months post-campaign, 78.6% of households with a child eligible to participate in the campaign retained at least one campaign net. Use by eligible children was 43.5% at one month post-campaign (during the dry season) and 52.9% at nine months post-campaign (during the rainy season). Household ownership of at least one ITN increased from 8.0% pre-campaign to 62.5% one month post-campaign. Together, these findings demonstrate that in this setting, increased household ITN ownership, equity, and retention can be achieved on a national scale through free ITN distribution during an integrated campaign. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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