Mosquito nets for the elderly?

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serval:BIB_2BABBFE9971E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Mosquito nets for the elderly?
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiène
Author(s)
Smith  T., Genton  B., Betuela  I., Rare  L., Alpers  M. P.
ISSN
0035-9203 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/2002
Volume
96
Number
1
Pages
37-8
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. --- Old month value: Jan-Feb
Abstract
Nine-year follow-up (ending 1999) of survival of 3738 individuals in a malaria-endemic area of Papua New Guinea found that the use of mosquito nets was associated with a large reduction in mortality in people aged > or = 40 years as well as in children aged < 5 years. There may be substantial benefits of malaria transmission reduction for older people, that have been overlooked in public health programmes and burden of disease calculations.
Keywords
Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Malaria, Falciparum/epidemiology/*prevention & control Middle Aged Mosquito Control/*methods Papua New Guinea/epidemiology Prevalence Regression Analysis Survival Analysis
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Web of science
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