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NEW THIS THURSDAY: SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY AND DURABILITY OF TWO DIFFERENT HOUSE SCREENING INTERVENTIONS

Tuesday, 17th of September 2013

• SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY AND DURABILITY OF TWO DIFFERENT HOUSE SCREENING INTERVENTIONS AGAINST EXPOSURE TO MALARIA VECTORS, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTION, AND ANEMIA IN CHILDREN IN THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Nov;83(5):965-72. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0311.

Kirby MJ, Bah P, Jones CO, Kelly AH, Jasseh M, Lindsay SW.

Source

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom. mattkirby.tanga@gmail.com

Abstract below; full text is at http://www.ajtmh.org/content/83/5/965.long

The social acceptability and durability of two house screening interventions were addressed using focus group discussions, questionnaires, indoor climate measurements, and durability surveys. Participants recognized that screening stopped mosquitoes (79-96%) and other insects (86-98%) entering their houses. These and other benefits were appreciated by significantly more recipients of full screening than users of screened ceilings. Full screened houses were 0.26°C hotter at night (P = 0.05) than houses with screened ceilings and 0.51°C (P < 0.001) hotter than houses with no screening (28.43°C), though only 9% of full screened house users and 17% of screened ceiling users complained about the heat. Although 71% of screened doors and 85% of ceilings had suffered some damage after 12 months, the average number of holes of any size was < 5 for doors and < 7 for ceilings. In conclusion, house screening is a well-appreciated and durable vector control tool.

Comment in

The hygienic house: mosquito-proofing with screens. [Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010]

The hygienic house: mosquito-proofing with screens.Walker N. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Nov; 83(5):963-4.