%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of Polyethylene-Based Long Lasting Treated Bed Net Netprotect on Anopheles Mosquitoes, Malaria Incidence, and Net Longivity in Western Kenya
%A M. T. O. Odhiambo
%A O. Skovmand
%A J. M. Vulule
%A E. D. Kokwaro
%J Journal of Tropical Medicine
%D 2013
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2013/563957
%X We studied the effect on malaria incidence, mosquito abundance, net efficacy, net use rate, chemical analysis, and holes of a long lasting insecticide treated bed net (Netprotect) in western Kenya, 2007¨C2010. Nets were hung in 150 households 6 months before they were hung in a second, 2£¿km away. Indoor resting densities were monitored by pyrethrum spray catch and malaria cases by passive detection using clinical manifestations and rapid diagnostic test. The probability of finding An. arabiensis in the control area was 2.6 times higher than that in intervention area during the first 6 months. Human blood feeding index of Anopheles funestus declined 17%. After bed nets were hung in the second area, malaria incidence declined 25% down to the level in the first area. Incidence remained at this low level for 2 years. 90% of collected nets were efficacious after 3-year use. Deltamethrin dosage declined from 1.9 to 0.5£¿g/kg over 3 years. Attrition rate after 3 years was 21%. WHO hole index changed from 333 to 114 to 381 over the three years. This index summarizes the numbers of holes in size categories and multiplies with the mean hole area per category. It is very sensitive to the impact of big holes in a few nets. 1. Introduction Large scale trials with insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) have been shown to have a profound impact on reducing malaria transmission in experimental trials in sub-Saharan Africa and were recommended for large scale operations [1]. However, this tool did not become practical before the first long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) were marketed and recommended by world health organization [2]. Preliminary WHO recommendations of LLIN are based on short term studies on vector impact and wash resistance. However, in sub-Saharan African settings, loss of insecticide is not primarily due to washing [3], but due to handling and evaporation. Dabire indicated that, though LLINs showed good efficacy on mosquitoes under controlled conditions, their effectiveness in the field conditions with respect to actual duration of insecticide protection in the field did not last for five years as indicated on the bed nets [2]. Recent research has shown that wear and tear may be more important for bed net durability than wash removal of insecticide [4]. This has led to the development of several hole indexes, and WHO recently modified the model it recommend. Since holes can only be measured on nets still present, it is the most meaningful when attrition rate can be followed, which means that cohorts of nets must be followed. However, the effect of
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