Effectiveness of a health education intervention on the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women of Pakistan: a quasi-experimental study

Effectiveness of a health education intervention on the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women of Pakistan: a quasi-experimental study

Abstract Background About one quarter of pregnant women in the population of Pakistan are using long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) for prevention of malaria. Past research reported that adequate information and education would act as mediator to change behaviour among patients for pre...

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Main Authors: Ramesh Kumar, Midhat Farzeen, Assad Hafeez, Baseer Khan Achakzai, Muskan Vankwani, Manohar Lal, Rabia Iqbal, Ratana Somrongthong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria prevention
Antenatal care
Long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets
Vector control disease
Awareness and use of bed nets
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03298-2

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