Comparative cost analysis of insecticide-treated net delivery strategies: Sales supported by social marketing and free distribution through antenatal care

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-38

  De Allegri, Manuela ^a   Marschall, Paul ^b   Flessa, Steffen ^b   Tiendrebéogo, Justin ^c   Kouyaté, Bocar ^d   Jahn, Albrecht ^a   Müller, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN SANTÉ DE NOUNA   (Burkina Faso)

^d Burkina Faso   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Economic evaluation; Insecticide treated nets (ITN); Malaria control; Social marketing; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

BURKINA FASO; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO NETS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 73849134749     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp031     Document Type: Article

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