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- Albert Kilian
- Connie Balayo
- Mitra Feldman
- Hannah Koenker
- Kojo Lokko
- Ruth A Ashton
- Jane Bruce
- Matthew Lynch
- Marc Boulay
Abstract
Background: Study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of commonly used post-campaign hang-up visits on the hanging and use of campaign nets. Methods: A cluster-randomized trial was carried out in Uganda following an ITN distribution campaign. Five clusters (parishes, consisting of ∼11 villages each) were randomly selected for each of the three study arms with between 7,534 and 9,401 households per arm. Arm 1 received one hang-up visit, while Arm 2 received two visits by volunteers four and seven months after the campaign. Visits consisted of assistance hanging the net and education on net use. The control arm was only exposed to messages during the campaign itself. Three cross-sectional surveys with a two-stage cluster sampling design, representative of the study populations, were carried out to capture the two key outcome variables of net hanging and ITN use. Sample size was calculated to detect at least a 15 percentage-points change in net use, and was 1811 at endline. The analysis used an intention-to-treat approach. Findings: Both hanging and use of ITN increased during follow-up in a similar way in all three study arms. The proportion of the population using an ITN the previous night was 64.0% (95% CI 60.8, 67.2), for one additional visit, 68.2% (63.8, 72.2) for two visits and 64.0% (59.4, 68.5) for the control. The proportion of households with all campaign nets hanging increased from 55.7% to 72.5% at endline (p
Suggested Citation
Albert Kilian & Connie Balayo & Mitra Feldman & Hannah Koenker & Kojo Lokko & Ruth A Ashton & Jane Bruce & Matthew Lynch & Marc Boulay, 2015.
"The Effect of Single or Repeated Home Visits on the Hanging and Use of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets following a Mass Distribution Campaign - A Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial,"
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-21, March.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pone00:0119078
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119078
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