Monitoring long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) durability to validate net serviceable life assumptions, in Rwanda

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hakizimana, Emmanuel ^a,d   Cyubahiro, Beatus ^a   Rukundo, Alphonse ^a   Kabayiza, Allan ^a   Mutabazi, Alphonse ^a   Beach, Raymond ^b   Patel, Roopal ^c   Tongren, Jon E ^c   Karema, Corine ^a  

^a RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

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

^c UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution replacement time; Durability; Fabric integrity; LLIN; Loss; Serviceable life; Survivorship attrition

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; LIFESPAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RWANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TIME; UTILIZATION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; RWANDA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907990581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-344     Document Type: Article

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