| Title |
An exploratory qualitative study on perceptions about mosquito bed nets in the Niger Delta: what are the barriers to sustained use?
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| Published in |
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.2147/jmdh.s15917 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathleen T Galvin, Nick Petford, Frances Ajose, Dai Davies |
| Abstract |
The effectiveness of malaria control programs is determined by an array of complex factors, including the acceptability and sustained use of preventative measures such as the bed net. A small-scale exploratory study was conducted in several locations in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria, to discover barriers against the use of bed nets, in the context of a current drive to scale up net use in Nigeria. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 89 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1% |
| Ghana | 1 | 1% |
| Senegal | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 20% |
| Researcher | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 12% |
| Unknown | 18 | 20% |