Factors affecting use of permethrin-treated bed nets during a randomized controlled trial in Western Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 137-141

  Alaii, Jane A ^a   Hawley, William A ^b   Kolczak, Margarette S ^b   Ter Kuile, Feiko O ^b   Gimnig, John E ^b   Vulule, John M ^a   Odhacha, Amos ^a   Oloo, Aggrey J ^a   Nahlen, Bernard L ^c   Phillips Howard, Penelope A ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SLEEP PATTERN; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; BED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CARRIER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEGRO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; PROTOZOA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEDDING AND LINENS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; MALARIA; PERMETHRIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037831264     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.137     Document Type: Article

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