ArticleMalaria journal2016
Perceptions on the effect of small electric fans on comfort inside bed nets in southern Ghana: a qualitative study.
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- Malaria Control Programme in Nigeria: uptake of prevention strategies - a systematic review.African health sciences · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of small solar powered 'Bͻkͻͻ' net fans on mosquito net use: results from a randomized controlled cross-over trial in southern Ghana.Malaria journal · 2017Trial
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- Implementation and effectiveness outcomes of Community Health Advocacy Teams to improve long-lasting insecticide net distribution and use in six districts in Ghana: A one-group pre-post-test study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Effect of passive and active ventilation on malaria mosquito house entry and human comfort: an experimental study in rural Gambia.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
- Mixed effect analysis of factors influencing the use of insecticides treated bed nets among pregnant women in Ghana: evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Modeling the relationship between malaria prevalence and insecticide-treated bed net coverage in Nigeria using a Bayesian spatial generalized linear mixed model with a Leroux prior.Epidemiology and health · 2021Article
- Taking the 'I' out of LLINs: using insecticides in vector control tools other than long-lasting nets to fight malaria.Malaria journal · 2020Article
- Quantifying Seasonal Variation in Insecticide-Treated Net Use among Those with Access.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Human-Centered Design and Sustainable Malaria Interventions.Global health, science and practice · 2019Article
- Determinants of bed net use conditional on access in population surveys in Ghana.Malaria journal · 2019Article
- Caregivers' knowledge and utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets among under-five children in Osun State, Southwest, Nigeria.Malaria journal · 2018Article
- Willingness to pay for small solar powered bed net fans: results of a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak auction in Ghana.Malaria journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are known to be highly effective in reducing malaria transmission, morbidity and mortality. However, among those owning an LLIN, use rates are often suboptimal. A reported barrier to bed net use is discomfort due to heat. This qualitative study was part of a larger evaluation conducted in communities without electricity in rural Ghana to assess whether 0.8 W solar powered net fans can increase net use.
methodsTwenty-three key informant interviews with household heads in the study communities in Shai-Osudoku District, southern Ghana, were conducted from July to August 2015. The purpose of the interviews was to obtain insight into perceptions of participants about the net fan system in relation to LLIN use.
resultsWhile all study participants reported using LLINs, with mosquito nuisance prevention as the prime motivation, heat was also mentioned as a key barrier to net use. Respondents appreciated the net fans because they improved comfort inside bed nets. The LED light on the fan stand became the main source of light at night and positively influenced the perception of the intervention as a whole.
conclusionThe general acceptance of the net fan system by the study participants highlights the potential of the intervention to improve comfort inside mosquito nets. This, therefore, has a potential to increase bed net use in areas with low access to electricity.
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