The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya I. Development of infrastructure and description of study site

Penelope Phillips-Howard; Bernard L. Nahlen; Jane A. Alaii; Feiko Ter Kuile; John E. Gimnig; Anja Terlouw; S. Patrick Kachur; Allen W. Hightower; Altaf A. Lal; Erik Schoute; Aggrey J. Oloo; William A. Hawley

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.3

The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya I. Development of infrastructure and description of study site

Penelope Phillips-Howard
, Bernard L. Nahlen
, Jane A. Alaii
, Feiko Ter Kuile
, John E. Gimnig
, Anja Terlouw
, S. Patrick Kachur
, Allen W. Hightower
, Altaf A. Lal
, Erik Schoute
, Aggrey J. Oloo
, William A. Hawley

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
Kenya Medical Research Institute

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Abstract

Randomized controlled trials in sub-Saharan Africa have shown that permethrin-treated bed nets and curtains reduce all-cause child mortality by 15-33% in areas with low or high but seasonal malaria transmission. This report describes the study site for a community-based, group-randomized, controlled trial in an area of high and year-round malaria transmission in western Kenya. We outline the development of the human and physical infrastructure required to conduct this trial and discuss some of the difficulties encountered and lessons learned in conducting it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-9
Number of pages	7
Journal	The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	68
Issue number	4 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.3
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Phillips-Howard, P., Nahlen, B. L., Alaii, J. A., Ter Kuile, F., Gimnig, J. E., Terlouw, A., Kachur, S. P., Hightower, A. W., Lal, A. A., Schoute, E., Oloo, A. J., & Hawley, W. A. (2003). The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya I. Development of infrastructure and description of study site. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 68(4 SUPPL.), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.3

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The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya I. Development of infrastructure and description of study site. / Phillips-Howard, Penelope; Nahlen, Bernard L.; Alaii, Jane A. et al.
In: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 68, No. 4 SUPPL., 01.04.2003, p. 3-9.

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