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The underlying reasons for very high levels of bed net use, and higher malaria infection prevalence among bed net users than non-users in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Bed nets reduce malaria-related illness and deaths, by forming a protective barrier around people sleeping under them. When impregnated with long-lasting insecticide formulations they also repel or kill mosquitoes attempting to feed upon sleeping humans, and can even suppress entire popu...
Autores principales: | Msellemu, Daniel, Shemdoe, Aloysia, Makungu, Christina, Mlacha, Yeromini, Kannady, Khadija, Dongus, Stefan, Killeen, Gerry F., Dillip, Angel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5653998/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29061127 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-2067-6 |
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