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Effectiveness of Long Lasting Insectide Nets (Llins) in Comparisons with Convetional Nets (Ctns) as a Measure for Malaria Control Muheza District
EFFECTIVENESS OF LONG LASTING INSECTIDE NETS (LLINs) IN COMPARISONS WITH CONVETIONAL NETS (CTNs)
AS A MEASURE FOR MALARIA CONTROL

MUHEZA DISTRICT

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

LLINs- Long lasting insecticide nets
ITNs- Insecticide treated nets
NIMR- National Institute for Medical Research
WHO- World Health Organization
PMI- Presidential Malaria Initiative
NMCP-National Malaria Control Programme
LNs- Long Lasting Nets
RBM- Roll Back Malaria Programme
GFATM-Global Fund against AIDS, TB and Malaria
WHOPES- World Health Organisation Pesticide Evaluation Scheme
SSA- Sub-Saharan Africa
TNVS- Tanzania National Voucher Scheme
CTNs- Conventional Treated Nets

ABSTRACT

The main objective of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of long lasting nets in comparison with conventional nets as a measure for malaria control. The study was guided by researcher questions: What is the efficacy performance of the nets in killing mosquitoes? What is the physical integrity and durability of netting materials? What is the durability of insecticide chemical in the net when washed? The study was conducted in Muheza district in Tanga. It adopted cross- sectional design and used structured questionnaires, interview and observation to collect primary data. Secondary data were obtained from reviewed related literatures. The study involved 60 households selected randomly simple random method was used to select respondents from the household and nets. Report presented using descriptive statistics: frequencies and percentages.

Findings indicate that 26.7% of respondents in the study were male while 73.3% were female and according to their professionals, 43.3% were farmers, business people 25%, students were 20% while others who did not stated their professional were only11.7%.
The first question was what is the efficacy performance of the nets in killing


References: 3. Guillet P., Alnwick D., Cham MK. et al (2001); long-lasting treated mosquito nets: a breakthrough in malaria prevention. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 79, 998. 7. Lines, J.D., Wilkes, T.J. & Lyimo, E.O. (1991); Human malaria infectiousness measured by age-specific sporozoite rates in Anopheles gambiae in Tanzania. Parasitology 102, 167 – 177. 11. Mboera, L.E.G., Pedersen, E.M., Salum, F.M., Msuya, F.H. & Sambu, E.Z. (1997a); Transmission of Malaria and Bancroftian Filariasis in Magoda, North-East Tanzania. Malaria and Infectious Diseases in Africa 7, 61-67. 12. Mboera, LEG. and Magesa, SM. (2001); The rise and fall in malaria sporozoite rates in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus in north-east Tanzania from 1934 to 1999. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 95: (4) 325-330. Mnzava, A.E.P., Rwegoshora, R.T., Tanner, M., Msuya, F.H., Curtis, C.F. and Irare, S.G. (1993a); The effects of house spraying with DDT or
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