Journal article
Insecticide-treated nets and malaria prevalence, papua new guinea, 2008–2014
MW Hetzel, J Pulford, Y Ura, S Jamea-Maiasa, A Tandrapah, N Tarongka, L Lorry, LJ Robinson, K Lilley, L Makita, PM Siba, I Mueller
Bulletin of the World Health Organization | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | Published : 2017
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Abstract
Objective To investigate changes in malaria prevalence in Papua New Guinea after the distribution of long-lasting Insecticide-treated nets, starting in 2004, and the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy in 2011. Methods Two malaria surveys were conducted in 2010–2011 and 2013–2014. They included 77 and 92 randomly selected villages, respectively. In each village, all members of 30 randomly selected households gave blood samples and were assessed for malaria infection by light microscopy. In addition, data were obtained from a malaria survey performed in 2008–2009. Results The prevalence of malaria below 1600 m in altitude decreased from 11.1% (95% confidence interval, CI: 8...
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Awarded by Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Funding Acknowledgements
The surveys were funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. LJR was supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship # 1016443, IM was supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (SRF-B), and MWH was supported by a Novartis University of Basel Excellence Scholarship for Life Sciences.