Cost-sharing strategies combining targeted public subsidies with private-sector delivery achieve high bednet coverage and reduced malaria transmission in Kilombero Valley, southern Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Cost-sharing schemes incorporating modest targeted subsidies have promoted insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria prevention in the Kilombero Valley, southern Tanzania, since 1996. Here we evaluate resulting changes in bednet coverage and malaria transmission. METHODS: Bednets were...

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Main Authors: Killeen, GF, Tami, A, Kihonda, J, Okumu, FO, Kotas, ME, Grundmann, H, Kasigudi, N, Ngonyani, H, Mayagaya, V, Nathan, R, Abdulla, S, Charlwood, JD, Smith, TA, Lengeler, C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211306/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17961211
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-121
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