Net benefits: a multicountry analysis of observational data examining associations between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and health outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Several sub-Saharan African countries have rapidly scaled up the number of households that own insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). Although the efficacy of ITNs in trials has been shown, evidence on their impact under routine conditions is limited to a few countries and the extent...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stephen S Lim, Nancy Fullman, Andrew Stokes, Nirmala Ravishankar, Felix Masiye, Christopher J L Murray, Emmanuela Gakidou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3167799?pdf=render