Efficacy of a Spatial Repellent for Control of Malaria in Indonesia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. 344 - 358
• Main Authors: Syafruddin, Din, Asih, Puji B. S., Rozi, Ismail Ekoprayitno, Permana, Dendi Hadi, Nur Hidayati, Anggi Puspa, Syahrani, Lepa, Zubaidah, Siti, Sidik, Dian, Bangs, Michael J., Bøgh, Claus, Liu, Fang, Eugenio, Evercita C., Hendrickson, Jared, Burton, Timothy, Baird, J. Kevin, Collins, Frank, Grieco, John P., Lobo, Neil F., Achee, Nicole L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 01.07.2020; The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Subjects: Child, Preschool; Cyclopropanes - administration & dosage; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fluorobenzenes - administration & dosage; Households; Housing; Humans; Indonesia; Infant; Infections; Insect Repellents; Insecticides - administration & dosage; Malaria; Malaria - prevention & control; Male; Mosquito Control; Mosquito Vectors; Indonesia

A cluster-randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to estimate the protective efficacy (PE) of a spatial repellent (SR) against malaria infection in Sumba, Indonesia. Following radical cure in 1,341 children aged ≥ 6 months to ≤ 5 years in 24 clusters, households were given...