ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
New Prototype Screened Doors and Windows for Excluding Mosquitoes from Houses: A Pilot Study in Rural Gambia.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- House modifications for preventing malaria.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- House modifications for preventing malaria.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Randomized trials of housing interventions to prevent malaria and Aedes-transmitted diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- House modifications as a malaria control tool: how does local context shape participants' experience and interpretation in Uganda?Malaria journal · 2023Trial
- Improved housing versus usual practice for additional protection against clinical malaria in The Gambia (RooPfs): a household-randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Planetary health · 2021Trial
- Repelling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with electric fields using insulated conductor wires.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The effect of physical barriers under a raised house on mosquito entry: an experimental study in rural Gambia.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Community perceptions, acceptability, and the durability of house screening interventions against exposure to malaria vectors in Nyimba district, Zambia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Insecticide treated eaves screens provide additional marginal protection compared to untreated eave screens under semi-field conditions in western Kenya.MalariaWorld journal · 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
- Screening eaves of houses reduces indoor mosquito density in rural, western Kenya.Malaria journal · 2022Article
- The durability, functionality and acceptability of novel screened doors and windows after 4 years of use in a Gambian village: a cross-sectional survey.Malaria journal · 2022Article
- House design and risk of malaria, acute respiratory infection and gastrointestinal illness in Uganda: A cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Community knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding malaria and its control in Jabi Tehnan district, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Effect of roof colour on indoor temperature and human comfort levels, with implications for malaria control: a pilot study using experimental houses in rural Gambia.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Impact of increased ventilation on indoor temperature and malaria mosquito density: an experimental study in The Gambia.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2021Article
- The relationship between house height and mosquito house entry: an experimental study in rural Gambia.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2021Article
- Recommendations for building out mosquito-transmitted diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the DELIVER mnemonic.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Narrative Review on Health-EDRM Primary Prevention Measures for Vector-Borne Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
Despite compelling evidence that modern housing protects against malaria, houses in endemic areas are still commonly porous to mosquitoes. The protective efficacy of four prototype screened doors and two windows designs against mosquito house entry, their impact on indoor climate, as well as their use, durability and acceptability was assessed in a Gambian village. A baseline survey collected data on all the houses and discrete household units, each consisting of a front and back room, were selected and randomly allocated to the study arms. Each prototype self-closing screened door and window was installed in six and 12 units, respectively, with six unaltered units serving as controls. All prototype doors reduced the number of house-entering mosquitoes by 59-77% in comparison with the control houses. The indoor climate of houses with screened doors was similar to control houses. Seventy-nine percentage of door openings at night occurred from dusk to midnight, when malaria vectors begin entering houses. Ten weeks after installation the doors and windows were in good condition, although 38% of doors did not fully self-close and latch (snap shut). The new doors and windows were popular with residents. The prototype door with perforated concertinaed screening was the best performing door because it reduced mosquito entry, remained fully functional, and was preferred by the villagers. Screened doors and windows may be useful tools for reducing vector exposure and keeping areas malaria-free after elimination, when investment in routine vector control becomes difficult to maintain.
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