Effect of roof colour on indoor temperature and human comfort levels, with implications for malaria control: a pilot study using experimental houses in rural Gambia

Effect of roof colour on indoor temperature and human comfort levels, with implications for malaria control: a pilot study using experimental houses in rural Gambia

Abstract Background In rural sub-Saharan Africa, thatch roofs are being replaced by metal roofs. Metal roofing, however, increases indoor temperatures above human comfort levels, and thus makes it more likely that residents will not use an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) at night. Whether the colo...

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Main Authors: Majo Carrasco-Tenezaca, Ebrima Jatta, Musa Jawara, John Bradley, Margaret Pinder, Umberto D’Alessandro, Jakob Knudsen, Steve W. Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Housing
Roofs
Indoor temperature
Human comfort
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03951-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03951-4

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