Implementing a nationwide insecticide - Impregnated Bednet Programme in the Gambia

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作者
Cham, MK
DAlessandro, U
Todd, J
Bennett, S
Fegan, G
Cham, BA
Greenwood, BM
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[1] MRC LABS,FAJARA,GAMBIA
[2] AFRICAN MED & RES FDN,MWANZA,TANZANIA
[3] MINIST HLTH & SOCIAL WELF,BANJUL,GAMBIA
[4] UNIV LONDON LONDON SCH HYG & TROP MED,LONDON WC1E 7HT,ENGLAND
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10.1093/heapol/11.3.292
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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Earlier studies in The Gambia suggested that the use of impregnated bednets might prove to be a useful malaria control strategy. Based on the results of these studies, in 1992 the Government of The Gambia was encouraged to initiate a National Impregnated Bednet Programme (NIBP) as part of the National Malaria Control Programme Strategy. This paper describes the implementation process/procedure of the NIBP. Evaluation results showed that, overall, 83% of the bednets surveyed had been impregnated, and 77% of children under the age of five years and 78% of women of childbearing age were reported to be sleeping under impregnated bednets.
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