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1Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. hguyatt@wtnairobi.mimcom.net
Lancet (London, England)
|November 15, 2003
Resumen
Las mosquiteras gratuitas tratadas con insecticida distribuidas a mujeres embarazadas en Kenia fueron muy utilizadas por madres y bebés, demostrando su eficacia en la prevención de la malaria para grupos vulnerables.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- La Medicina Tropical es una medicina tropical.
- El control de vectores de control de vectores es el control de vectores.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las mosquiteras tratadas con insecticida (MTI) son cruciales para la prevención de la malaria.
- Se necesitan estrategias de distribución específicas para llegar a las poblaciones vulnerables, como las mujeres embarazadas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la utilización y la eficacia de las RTI gratuitas distribuidas a las mujeres embarazadas en Kenia.
- Evaluar el impacto de la distribución de ITN en la protección materna y infantil contra la malaria.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio transversal entrevistó a 294 mujeres embarazadas un año después de recibir mosquiteros gratis.
- Datos recopilados sobre la retención de mosquiteros, el uso por parte de las madres y la protección de los bebés en distritos de alta y baja transmisión de malaria.
Principales resultados:
- El 91% de las mosquiteras distribuidas permanecieron en los hogares objetivo; solo se vendió una.
- En áreas de alta transmisión de malaria, el 84% de las mujeres usaron redes durante el embarazo, protegiendo al 91% de los bebés.
- En las zonas de baja transmisión, el 58% de las mujeres usaron redes, protegiendo al 80% de los bebés.
Conclusiones:
- La distribución gratuita de ITNs a las mujeres embarazadas es un sistema de parto efectivo.
- Las altas tasas de retención y uso indican un acceso y una utilización exitosos entre los grupos vulnerables.
- Las RTI contribuyen significativamente a proteger a las madres y a los recién nacidos de la malaria en las regiones endémicas.
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