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The underlying reasons for very high levels of bed net use, and higher malaria infection prevalence among bed net users than non-users in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam: a qualitative study.

Daniel MsellemuAloysia ShemdoeChristina MakunguYeromini MlachaKhadija KannadyStefan DongusGerry F KilleenAngel Dillip
Published in: Malaria journal (2017)
Behaviours associated with bed net use like; bed sharing, bed net non compliant-bedfellow, sleeping pattern like ulalavi and some physical bed net attributes compromise its effectiveness and supposedly increase of malaria infection to bed net users. While some well-screened houses looked to instigate low malaria prevalence to non-bed net users.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • social media