Traditional Nets Interfere with the Uptake of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in the Peruvian Amazon: The Relevance of Net Preference for Achieving High Coverage and Use

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Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Grietens, Koen Peeters ^a,b   Muela Ribera, Joan ^b   Soto, Veronica ^c   Tenorio, Alex ^d   Hoibak, Sarah ^e   Aguirre, Angel Rosas ^c,d   Toomer, Elizabeth ^b   Rodriguez, Hugo ^d   Llanos Cuentas, Alejandro ^c   D'Alessandro, Umberto ^a,f   Gamboa, Dionicia ^c,g   Erhart, Annette ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Partners for Applied Social Sciences   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^d Organismo Andino de Salud Convenio Hipólito Unanue Proyecto PAMAFRO   (Peru)

^e MENTOR Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^f MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^g UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED NET; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERU; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERU; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84871873391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050294     Document Type: Article

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