Long-lasting insecticidal net source, ownership and use in the context of universal coverage: A household survey in eastern Rwanda

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kateera, Fredrick ^a,b   Ingabire, Chantal M ^a   Hakizimana, Emmanuel ^a   Rulisa, Alexis ^c   Karinda, Parfait ^a   Grobusch, Martin P ^b   Mutesa, Leon ^d   Van Vugt, Michèle ^b   Mens, Petra F ^b,e  

^a RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Households; Long lasting insecticidal nets; Malaria; Ownership; Rwanda; Use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BED NET; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEVER; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIXED EFFECTS LOGISTIC REGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RWANDA; SEX; SLEEPING SPACE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; INFANT; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; PREGNANCY; RWANDA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943258941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0915-9     Document Type: Review

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