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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
BED-NETS (MOSQUITO-NETS) AND MORBIDITY FROM MALARIA
The Lancet, Volume 328, No. 8500, Year 1986
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Description
A study was undertaken in the Farafenni area of The Gambia to determine the relation between morbidity from malaria in children and the use of bed-nets (mosquito-nets). From comparisons of parasite and spleen rates in bed-net users and in non-users it seemed that bed-nets had a strong protective effect. However, the prevalence of malaria in the study population was also influenced by ethnic group and place of residence, and the association of bed-net use with these two confounding factors accounted for some of the differences observed between bed-net users and non-users. Nevertheless, a significant inverse correlation between splenomegaly and the use of bed-nets remained. This suggests that bed-nets give Gambian children some protection against malaria and that the use of bed-nets, either untreated or treated with an insecticide such as permethrin, should be investigated further as a means of malaria control in Africa. © 1986.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bradley, A. K.
Unknown Affiliation
Greenwood, Alice M.
Unknown Affiliation
Byass, P.
Unknown Affiliation
Greenwood, Brian M.
Unknown Affiliation
Marsh, Kevin
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Tulloch, Stevenson
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Hayes, Richard John
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Statistics
Citations: 109
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(86)92500-6
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Gambia