Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used?

Koenker, Hannah; Arnold, Fred; Ba, Fatou; Cisse, Moustapha; Diouf, Lamine; Eckert, Erin; Erskine, Marcy; Florey, Lia; Fotheringham, Megan; Gerberg, Lilia; Lengeler, Christian; Lynch, Matthew; Mnzava, Abraham; Nasr, Susann; Ndiop, Médoune; Poyer, Stephen; Renshaw, Melanie; Shargie, Estifanos; Taylor, Cameron; Thwing, Julie; Van Hulle, Suzanne; Ye, Yazoumé; Yukich, Josh; Kilian, Albert

doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2505-0

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Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used?

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Hannah Koenker

Fred Arnold

Fatou Ba

Abstract

BACKGROUND/METHODS: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the primary tool for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, and have been responsible for an estimated two-thirds of the reduction in the global burden of malaria in recent years. While the ultimate goal is high levels of ITN use to conf...

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