Gambian cultural preferences in the use of insecticide-impregnated bed nets.
In field trials of permethrin-treated bed nets in a large Mandinka village, 95% of people were already sleeping under locally-made nets. They lasted about 6 years and cost about US$9.00 ($1.50 per year). Two permethrin dips per year added a further $0.60 per year (1985 prices). Non-immune children s...
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Language: | English |
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1986
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