Assessment of household ownership of bed nets in areas with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures in Myanmar
Household ownership, access to, and use of bed nets in areas with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures
Abstract
Myanmar lies in the Greater Mekong Subregion where there is artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. As the artemisinin compound is the pillar of effective antimalarial therapies, containing the spread of artemisinin resistance is a national and global priority. The use of insecticide-treated bed nets/long-lasting insecticidal nets (ITNs/LLINs) is the key intervention for ensuring the reduction of malaria transmission and the spread of resistant strains, and for eventually eliminating malaria. This study aimed at assessing household ownership of, access to, and utilization of bed nets in areas of Myanmar with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Maung TM, Oo T, Wai KT, Hlaing T, Owiti P, Kumar B, Shewade HD, Zachariah R, Thi A. Assessment of household ownership of bed nets in areas with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures in Myanmar Multilingual abstracts. Infectious Diseases of Poverty; 2018;7:19.