The cost of not treating bednets

被引:38
作者
Guyatt, HL [1 ]
Snow, RW [1 ]
机构
[1] Kenya Natl Hosp, Wellcome Trust Collaborat Programme, Kenya Med Res Inst, Nairobi, Kenya
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02143-2
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
For centuries, bednets have been used as a physical barrier against biting insects. Recent epidemiological investigations into their protective effects against malaria were quickly overtaken by studies focusing on the benefits of impregnating bednets with insecticide. The operational problems encountered in re-treating bednets with insecticide are often cited as an impediment to wide-scale implementation. The evidence for a protective effect of untreated nets against malaria is presented here alongside an analysis of how well untreated nets would need to work in order to compete with treated nets within a cost-effectiveness framework.
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