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Social norms, misperceptions, and mosquito net use: a population-based, cross-sectional study in rural Uganda.

Jessica M PerkinsPaul KrezanoskiSae TakadaBernard KakuhikireVincent BatwalaAlexander C TsaiNicholas A ChristakisDavid R Bangsberg
Published in: Malaria journal (2019)
Results suggest an opportunity for anti-malarial interventions to reduce misperceptions about mosquito net use norms and emphasize the commonness of daily mosquito net use in malaria-endemic regions. If people correctly perceive most others to sleep under a net every night, then they may personally do so when possible and support others to do so too.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • zika virus
  • south africa
  • mental health
  • depressive symptoms