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Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for malaria control in northern Guatemala: epidemiologic impact and community acceptance.

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Richards, FO; Klein, RE; Flores, RZ; Weller, S; Gatica, M; Zeissig, R; Sexton, J
Published in: Am J Trop Med Hyg
October 1993

Permethrin-impregnated bed nets were evaluated as a control measure for malaria in northern Guatemala. Twelve hundred forty participants were allocated to one of three experimental groups (impregnated bed nets [IBN], untreated bed nets [UBN], and controls) and followed up for a period of 13 months. The incidence density of malaria was significantly lower in both IBN (86 cases/1,000 person-years) and UBN groups (106/1,000) compared with that in controls (200/1,000). No difference in malaria incidence was noted between the IBN and UBN groups. Complaints of fever and chills were less frequent in the IBN group compared with controls. The participants were enthusiastic about the nets, which they saw as a means for avoiding nuisance insects more than for preventing malaria. Most (85%) wanted to wash their nets every 4-12 weeks, a practice known to shorten the duration of residual insecticide action. Larger studies are needed to determine whether or not impregnated bed nets offer an advantage over untreated nets in this setting.

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Am J Trop Med Hyg

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0002-9637

Publication Date

October 1993

Volume

49

Issue

4

Start / End Page

410 / 418

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tropical Medicine
  • Recurrence
  • Pyrethrins
  • Prevalence
  • Permethrin
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mosquito Control
  • Male
  • Malaria, Vivax
  • Malaria, Falciparum
 

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Richards, F. O., Klein, R. E., Flores, R. Z., Weller, S., Gatica, M., Zeissig, R., & Sexton, J. (1993). Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for malaria control in northern Guatemala: epidemiologic impact and community acceptance. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 49(4), 410–418. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1993.49.410
Richards, F. O., R. E. Klein, R. Z. Flores, S. Weller, M. Gatica, R. Zeissig, and J. Sexton. “Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for malaria control in northern Guatemala: epidemiologic impact and community acceptance.Am J Trop Med Hyg 49, no. 4 (October 1993): 410–18. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1993.49.410.
Richards FO, Klein RE, Flores RZ, Weller S, Gatica M, Zeissig R, et al. Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for malaria control in northern Guatemala: epidemiologic impact and community acceptance. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Oct;49(4):410–8.
Richards, F. O., et al. “Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for malaria control in northern Guatemala: epidemiologic impact and community acceptance.Am J Trop Med Hyg, vol. 49, no. 4, Oct. 1993, pp. 410–18. Pubmed, doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1993.49.410.
Richards FO, Klein RE, Flores RZ, Weller S, Gatica M, Zeissig R, Sexton J. Permethrin-impregnated bed nets for malaria control in northern Guatemala: epidemiologic impact and community acceptance. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Oct;49(4):410–418.

Published In

Am J Trop Med Hyg

DOI

ISSN

0002-9637

Publication Date

October 1993

Volume

49

Issue

4

Start / End Page

410 / 418

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tropical Medicine
  • Recurrence
  • Pyrethrins
  • Prevalence
  • Permethrin
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mosquito Control
  • Male
  • Malaria, Vivax
  • Malaria, Falciparum