Comparison of coverage with insecticide-treated nets in a Tanzanian town and villages where nets and insecticide are either marketed or provided free of charge

There is much emphasis on social marketing as a means of scaling up coverage with insecticide-treated nets and the question has arisen whether nets provided free-of-charge will be looked after by householders. Over several years questionnaires and surveys of usage and condition of nets were carried...

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Published inMalaria journal Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 44
Main Authors Maxwell, C A, Rwegoshora, R T, Magesa, S M, Curtis, C F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 21.05.2006
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Adolescent
Bedding and Linens - economics
Bedding and Linens - utilization
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Insecticides - economics
Insecticides - pharmacology
Insecticides - supply & distribution
Malaria - epidemiology
Malaria - prevention & control
Mosquito Control - economics
Mosquito Control - methods
Mosquito Control - statistics & numerical data
Opinion
Rural Population
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tanzania - epidemiology
Time Factors
Urban Population
Tanzania
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Summary:There is much emphasis on social marketing as a means of scaling up coverage with insecticide-treated nets and the question has arisen whether nets provided free-of-charge will be looked after by householders. Over several years questionnaires and surveys of usage and condition of nets were carried out throughout a town and 15 villages in north-east Tanzania, where nets and insecticide have to be purchased and in 24 other villages where over 15000 nets had been donated and annual re-treatment is provided free-of-charge. There was very high population coverage in the town but, in the villages where nets have to be purchased, only 9.3% of people used nets which were intact and/or had been insecticide-treated and could, therefore, provide protection. However, where nets had been provided free, over 90% of the nets were still present and were brought for re-treatment several years later. In this part of Tanzania, social marketing has performed well in a town but very poorly in villages. However, the study showed that people look after and bring for re-treatment nets which had been provided free-of-charge.
ISSN:1475-2875
1475-2875
DOI:10.1186/1475-2875-5-44