What are the effects of strategies to increase possession and use of insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria?

Abstract

Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease that affects approximately 40% of the world’s population (mostly in the poorest countries). Insecticide-treated bednets effectively prevent malaria. However, cost and other barriers can hinder possession and use of insecticide-treated bednets. Strategies to increase possession and use include providing bednets for free or reducing the cost, education about appropriate use of bednets, and providing incentives to encourage use of bednets. Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease that affects approximately 40% of the world’s population (mostly in the poorest countries). Insecticide-treated bednets effectively prevent malaria. However, cost and other barriers can hinder possession and use of insecticide-treated bednets. Strategies to increase possession and use include providing bednets for free or reducing the cost, education about appropriate use of bednets, and providing incentives to encourage use of bednets.