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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Indoor Residual---Spraying"”.
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Factors Influencing Indoor Residual Spraying in Lusaka District's Mtendere, Kanyama and Matero Compounds
Monitoring and evaluation assessments of the IRS programmes reveal an inability to meet set IRS coverage targets. The purpose of this was to determine the factors that influence the low IRS coverage. A cross sectional household study was carried out in Lusaka District’s Mtendere, Kanyama and Matero …
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Factors Influencing Indoor Residual Spraying in Lusaka District's Mtendere, Kanyama and Matero Compounds
Monitoring and evaluation assessments of the IRS programmes reveal an inability to meet set IRS coverage targets. The purpose of this was to determine the factors that influence the low IRS coverage. A cross sectional household study was carried out in Lusaka District’s Mtendere, Kanyama and Matero …
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A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey on Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in Linda compound
… attitudes and practices with respect to Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).The main objective of this study was to assess the levels of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice that Linda residents have towards Indoor Residual Spraying. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Linda …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of rural communities in the utilization of indoor residual spraying in the prevention of malaria in Oshakati district, Oshana region
… and prone to malaria epidemics, thus the indoor residual spraying programme was established in early 60‟s, after assessment study on malaria vectors prevalence was carried out. It is critical to understand knowledge, attitudes and practices entirety and perceptions of the rural …
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Factors associated with malaria-anemia in under-five children in selected communities in Zambia
… who recorded fever and the region of residence. Indoor residual spraying and mosquito net use provided protection against malaria infection.Conclusion:The factors associated with Severe Malarial Anaemia were age (1-3years), region, parasite density and fever. Malaria intervention strategies …
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Measuring competence among Health Workers in case management of malaria in pregnancy in Rural Zambia(Gwembe)
… sleeping under insecticide-treated nets, and indoor residual spraying fail then treatment is imperative. Treatment begins with recognizing the symptoms of malaria, and giving the correct medication. Competency is the simultaneous integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for …
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Measuring competence among Health Workers in case management of malaria in pregnancy in Rural Zambia(Gwembe)
… sleeping under insecticide-treated nets, and indoor residual spraying fail then treatment is imperative. Treatment begins with recognizing the symptoms of malaria, and giving the correct medication. Competency is the simultaneous integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for …
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An investigation of challenges that impede the elimination of malaria in Andara district, Kavango east region, Namibia
… include universal large-scale deployment of indoor residual spraying, distributing insecticide-treated bed nets and treating with artemisinin-based combination therapy and many others. However, cases of malaria morbidity and mortality in Andara District persisted. So, this research explored …
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Adaptation strategies to climate change in the Tropics: analysis of two multifactorial systems (high-altitude Andean ecosystems and Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections)
… making processes, simulate the impact of indoor residual spraying campaigns, and provide quantitative goals for effective interventions; (e) conduct stability analysis; (f) pose and answer "what if" questions; and (g) stimulate an interactive learning environment to help decision makers …
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Assessment of impacts of indoor residual house spraying (IRHS) on the diversity, abundance and distribution of human malaria vectots in Chongwe District, Zambia
… district, Zambia, were identified and impacts of indoor Residual House Spraying (IRHS) on their diversity, abundance and distribution assessed. A case-control type of study design was used in which Chishiko village in the district was the case in point, where houses had been sprayed with DDT …
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Assessment of impacts of indoor residual house spraying (IRHS) on the diversity, abundance and distribution of human malaria vectots in Chongwe District, Zambia
… district, Zambia, were identified and impacts of indoor Residual House Spraying (IRHS) on their diversity, abundance and distribution assessed. A case-control type of study design was used in which Chishiko village in the district was the case in point, where houses had been sprayed with DDT …
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Effects of bacillus thuringiensis var.Israelensis and Bacillus Sphaericus larvicides,on mosquitoe Abundance, Diversity and Distribution in Selected Areas of lusaka urban district,Zambia
… vector control intervention for integration with Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) and Insecticide Treated bed Nets (ITNs) are discussed. Incidences of malaria were higher prior to larviciding (2-17%). Positive malaria cases dropped drastically, after larviciding (2-4%), in all four study areas. …
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Effects of bacillus thuringiensis var.Israelensis and Bacillus Sphaericus larvicides,on mosquitoe Abundance, Diversity and Distribution in Selected Areas of lusaka urban district,Zambia
… vector control intervention for integration with Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) and Insecticide Treated bed Nets (ITNs) are discussed. Incidences of malaria were higher prior to larviciding (2-17%). Positive malaria cases dropped drastically, after larviciding (2-4%), in all four study areas. …
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Investigating the role of glutathione and glutathione biosynthetic genes in the adaption of Anopheles gambiae to insecticides
… insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). The development of insecticides resistance mitigates these approaches. Glutathione (GSH) is widely distributed among all living organisms, and is associated with detoxification pathways, especially the Glutathione …
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Predictors of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net Use in Malaria-endemic regions; a Meta-analysis
… strategies in the general population include indoor residual spraying and the use of insecticide-treated nets. However, current progress towards the adoption and implementation of these strategies has been slow and several countries lag behind the 2010 Roll Back Malaria Partnership target of …
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Dichlorodiphenyltricholorethane (DDT) resistance mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster and applications for the cowpea pest Clavigralla tomentosicollis
… to be dichlorodiphenyltricholorethane (DDT) in indoor residual spraying in some developing countries, even after it has been discontinued in many countries due to concerns about health impacts, bioaccumulation and biomagnification in the environment, and resistance Studies demonstrated DDT to …