The underlying reasons for very high levels of bed net use, and higher malaria infection prevalence among bed net users than non-users in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Bed nets reduce malaria-related illness and deaths, by forming a protective barrier around people sleeping under them. When impregnated with long-lasting insecticide formulations they also repel or kill mosquitoes attempting to feed upon sleeping humans, and can even suppress ent...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2067-6 |