Utilization of insecticide treated bed net and associated factors among households of Kola Diba town, North Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to assess the utilization of an insecticide-treated bed net on the preceding night and associated factors among households of Kola Diba town in 2017. RESULTS: Of the 260 households, 239 (91.9%) (95% CI = 88.5–95%) utilized insecticide-treated bed net on t...

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Autores principales: Alemu, Melaku Birhanu, Asnake, Meles Addisu, Lemma, Melaku Yilma, Melak, Melkitu Fentie, Yenit, Melaku Kindie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30103813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3697-7
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to assess the utilization of an insecticide-treated bed net on the preceding night and associated factors among households of Kola Diba town in 2017. RESULTS: Of the 260 households, 239 (91.9%) (95% CI = 88.5–95%) utilized insecticide-treated bed net on the night preceding the interview. 242 (93.1%) households didn’t treat the bed net whereas 18 (6.9%) treat the bed net by chemical regularly. Household structure and knowledge about malaria transmission were found to be associated with insecticide-treated bed net utilization. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-3697-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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