Olaf Müller|Manuela De Allegri|Heiko Becher|Justin Tiendrebogo|Claudia Beiersmann|Maurice Yé|Bocar Kouyaté|Ali Sié|Albrecht Jahn
Distribution Systems of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets for Malaria Control in Rural Burkina Faso: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Heidelberg University|Heidelberg University|Heidelberg University|Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna|Heidelberg University|Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna|Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme|Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna|Heidelberg University
background insecticideimpregnated bed nets itns shown highly effective tool malaria endemic regions subsaharan africa ssa however different opinions role itn social marketing itn free distribution rollout itn programmes objective study evaluate effects free itn distribution antenatal care services addition itn social marketing programme area typical rural ssa methods clusterrandomised controlled itn trial took place whole kossi province northwestern burkina faso area highly endemic malaria twelve clusters assigned longterm itn serena brand social marketing plus free itn serena brand distribution pregnant women attending governmental antenatal care services group 13 clusters itn social marketing group b intervention took place rainy season 2006 thereafter trial evaluated representative household survey baseline one year serena itn household ownership primary outcome measure findings total 1052 households visited baseline february 2006 1050 followup february 2007 overall serena itn household ownership increased 16 28 study period significantly higher increase group 13 35 group b 18 23 p0001 interpretation free distribution itns pregnant women governmental antenatal care services addition itn social marketing substantially improved itn household ownership rural burkina faso trial registration controlledtrialscom isrctn07985309