Long-lasting insecticidal net ownership and malaria infection by socio-economic status: a cross-sectional household study in an area along Lake Victoria, Kenya
The results suggest that promoting the use of one LLIN by no more than two people, as recommended by WHO, can reduce the risk of malaria. Efforts to promote LLINs as an effective means of preventing malaria in children might encourage LLIN compliance and maintain community level control targets. If households have been excluded from LLIN distribution, LLINs should be distributed immediately along with information about their effectiveness. The effectiveness of LLINs varies by region, but strategies to sustain LLIN use should be recognized as contributing to benefits for the entire community.
Authors
- Peter S. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6621-7902)
- Sachiyo Nagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7358-4217)
- Felix Bahati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3406-024X)
- Jesse Gitaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-522X)
- Bernard N. Kanoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-7579)
- Wataru Kagaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0998-5267)
- Hanako Iwashita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7158-9487)
- Tomohiko Sugishita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-5582)
- Akira Kaneko
- James Kongere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6805-9151)
- Reiko Hayasaka
Institutions
- Mount Kenya University (KE)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Toshima Manufacturing (Japan) (JP)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
- Osaka International University (JP)
- Chuo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05528-x
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00