Evaluation of a national universal coverage campaign of long-lasting insecticidal nets in a rural district in north-west Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  West, Philippa A ^a   Protopopoff, Natacha ^a   Rowland, Mark W ^a   Kirby, Matthew J ^a,b   Oxborough, Richard M ^a,c   Mosha, Franklin W ^c   Malima, Robert ^b   Kleinschmidt, Immo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Evaluation; LLIN; Malaria; Tanzania; Universal coverage; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE CAMPAIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OWNERSHIP; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84864828287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-273     Document Type: Article

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