Evaluating indoor residual spray for reducing malaria infection prevalence in Eritrea: Results from a community randomized control trial

Acta Tropica

Volumn 119, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 107-113

  Keating, Joseph ^a   Locatelli, Andrea ^b   Gebremichael, Andemariam ^c   Ghebremeskel, Tewolde ^d   Mufunda, Jacob ^c   Mihreteab, Selam ^d   Berhane, Daniel ^d   Carneiro, Pedro ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Orotta School of Medicine   (Eritrea)

^d Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Community randomized control trial; Eritrea; Indoor residual spray; Malaria; Population based survey; RCT

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INSECTICIDE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MALARIA;

ARTICLE; BED NET; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ERITREA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAY; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVAL HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MALARIA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERITREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ERITREA;

EID: 79960601635     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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