Measuring ventilation in different typologies of rural Gambian houses: a pilot experimental study

Abstract Background African houses are frequently too hot and uncomfortable to use a bed net at night. Indoor thermal comfort is often evaluated by measuring temperature and humidity, ignoring ventilation. This study explored ways to measure ventilation in single-roomed rural Gambian houses during t...

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Main Authors: Jakob B. Knudsen, Margaret Pinder, Ebrima Jatta, Musa Jawara, Mahamed A. Yousuf, Amalie T. Søndergaard, Steve W. Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03327-0