ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2021
Impact of increased ventilation on indoor temperature and malaria mosquito density: an experimental study in The Gambia.
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- The effect of physical barriers under a raised house on mosquito entry: an experimental study in rural Gambia.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Assessing ventilation through ambient carbon dioxide concentrations across multiple healthcare levels in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Innovative house structures for malaria vector control in Nampula district, Mozambique: assessing mosquito entry prevention, indoor comfort, and community acceptance.Frontiers in 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
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- 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
- The effect of light and ventilation on house entry by Anopheles arabiensis sampled using light traps in Tanzania: an experimental hut study.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
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Abstract
In sub-Saharan Africa, cooler houses would increase the coverage of insecticide-treated bednets, the primary malaria control tool. We examined whether improved ventilation, using windows screened with netting, cools houses at night and reduces malaria mosquito house entry in The Gambia. Identical houses were constructed, with badly fitting doors the only mosquito entry points. Two men slept in each house and mosquitoes captured using light traps. First, temperature and mosquito density were compared in four houses with 0, 1, 2 and 3 screened windows. Second, carbon dioxide (CO
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