Modeling ITNs Usage: Optimal Promotion Programs Versus Pure Voluntary Adoptions

We consider a mosquito-borne epidemic model, where the adoption by individuals of insecticide–treated bed–nets (ITNs) is taken into account. Motivated by the well documented strong influence of behavioral factors in ITNs usage, we propose a mathematical approach based on the idea of information–depe...

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Main Author: Bruno Buonomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/3/4/1241