Households with Insufficient Bednets in a Village with Sufficient Bednets: Evaluation of Household Bednet Coverage Using Bednet Distribution Index in Xepon District, Lao PDR
In Lao PDR, the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) evaluates bednet coverage, often at the village level, using a coverage target of one net per 2.5 (or fewer) persons in a given population. However, in villages that meet the target, not all households necessarily meet the target or utilize all...
Main Authors: | Nonaka, Daisuke, Pongvongsa, Tiengkham, Nishimoto, Futoshi, Nansounthavong, Phetsomphon, Sato, Yu, Jiang, Hongwei, Takeuchi, Rie, Moji, Kazuhiko, Phongmany, Panom, Kobayashi, Jun |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4442776/ |
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