Impact of a behaviour change intervention on long-lasting insecticidal net care and repair behaviour and net condition in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Koenker, Hannah ^a   Kilian, Albert ^b,c   Hunter, Gabrielle ^a   Acosta, Angela ^a   Scandurra, Leah ^a   Fagbemi, Babafunke ^d   Onyefunafoa, Emmanuel O ^c   Fotheringham, Megan ^e   Lynch, Matthew ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Tropical Health LLP   (Spain)

^c MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^d Center for Communication Programs Nigeria   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

Behaviour change communication; Care and repair; Durability; ITN; LLIN; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSECTICIDAL NET CARE; INSECTICIDAL NET REPAIR BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; NIGERIA; SOCIAL NORM; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MAINTENANCE; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988849829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-014-0538-6     Document Type: Article

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