Evaluating the effectiveness of insecticide-treated net use in preventing malaria among children under five: a quasi-experimental study
ITN use provides meaningful but limited protection against malaria infection among young children in Ghana. Strengthening malaria control will require attention to behavioral and contextual drivers of exposure and improved alignment of interventions with local transmission patterns.
Authors
- Whiejong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7183-0421)
- Kennedy Mensah Osei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-3512)
- Abraham Awonboro Adiak
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (GH)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Yonsei University Health System (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00932-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.85