Rapid improvements to rural Ugandan housing and their association with malaria from intense to reduced transmission: a cohort study

Summary: Background: Rapid population growth in Africa requires an urgent expansion and improvement of housing options. Improving housing presents a promising opportunity for malaria control by reducing indoor exposure to mosquitoes. We measured recent changes in house design in rural Uganda and ev...

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Main Authors: John C Rek, MBChB, Victor Alegana, PhD, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, MBChB, Ewan Cameron, PhD, Moses R Kamya, ProfPhD, Agaba Katureebe, MBChB, Steve W Lindsay, ProfPhD, Maxwell Kilama, BA, Sarah G Staedke, PhD, Jim Todd, MSc, Grant Dorsey, ProfPhD, Lucy S Tusting, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254251961830010X