Community-based house improvement for malaria control in southern Malawi: Stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and acceptability.

Community-based house improvement for malaria control in southern Malawi: Stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and acceptability.

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House improvement (HI) refers to the full screening or closing of openings such as windows, doors, and eaves, as well as the installation of ceilings, to reduce mosquito-human contact indoors. HI is a viable supplementary intervention that reduces malaria transmission further than the existing strat...

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Main Authors:	Tinashe A Tizifa, Steven Gowelo, Alinune N Kabaghe, Robert S McCann, Tumaini Malenga, Richard M Nkhata, Asante Kadama, Yankho Chapeta, Willem Takken, Kamija S Phiri, Michele van Vugt, Henk van den Berg, Lucinda Manda-Taylor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:	PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000627

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