INSECTICIDE TREATED BED NET OWNERSHIP AND UTILIZATION IN HOUSEHOLDS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN MALARIA ENDEMIC AREAS IN NUH, HARYANA

Dr Ezhilarasan Selvaraju, Dr Pawan Kumar Goel, Dr Arun Kumar, Dr Neeraj Gour, Dr Abhishek Singh

Abstract


Context: Vector control is an effective way to prevent and reduce malaria transmission. If coverage of
Insecticide Treated Bed Net within a specic area is high enough (>80%), then a measure of protection
will be conferred across the community. Aims: To describe the ownership and utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed Net in
households of under- ve children in rural areas. Settings And Design: The study was community based cross sectional study.
Methods and Material: The nal analysis was done on 440 households of under-ve children. The mothers were interviewed
with pre-designed, pre tested, semi-structured schedule. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed using Epi-Info.
Descriptive statistics were used to summarize variables. Bivariate analysis and comparisons of proportions between groups
were analyzed using chi square (χ2) at 95% condence interval (CI). Results: Out of 440 households, 305 household (69.3%)
owned at least one LLIN, 173 household (39.3%) in which under-ve children slept under LLIN. Following explanatory variables
were statistically associated with under-ve children slept under LLIN in the previous night: household belonging to nuclear
family (OR = 1.92; CI [1.20-3.07]); Mothers received malaria prevention and control message in past month (OR = 1.65; CI [1.11-
2.45]); Mothers knew benets of bed net in the prevention of malaria (OR =2.56; CI [1.33-4.89]). Conclusions: Communication
programme with special focus on mothers for utilization of bed net should be well planned and implemented to achieve
elimination of malaria from India by 2030.


Keywords


Insecticide Treated Bed Nets, mosquito control, malaria elimination, Implementation.

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