Are malaria nets widely used?
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In this week�s PLoS Medicine Thomas Eisele from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, USA and colleagues dispute reports in media and elsewhere that insecticide-treated nets are not widely used, or are misused. They argue that such misconceptions are not evidence-based and are damaging to malaria control efforts. �We identified only one peer-reviewed study that reported misuse of ITNs,� say the authors, and this study was �non-generalizable.� The authors recommend that �inaccurate news stories of widespread ITN misuse should be rebuked directly through the dissemination of empirical data contradicting anecdotal reports and in rebuttal editorials in newspapers and journals.�
Funding: No specific funding was received to write this Essay.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Citation: Eisele TP, Thwing J, Keating J (2011) Claims about the Misuse of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets: Are These Evidence-Based? PLoS Med 8(4): e1001019. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001019
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