Impact of health Facility-Based insecticide treated bednet distribution in malawi: Progress and challenges towards achieving universal coverage

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Skarbinski, Jacek ^a   Mwandama, Dyson ^b   Luka, Madalitso ^b   Jafali, James ^b   Wolkon, Adam ^a   Townes, David ^a,c   Campbell, Carl ^a,d   Zoya, John ^e   Ali, Doreen ^e   Mathanga, Don P ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALAWI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITEMIA; RISK REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALAWI; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79960632017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021995     Document Type: Article

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