ケニアの妊婦に無料で提供されているベッドネットの使用
1Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. hguyatt@wtnairobi.mimcom.net
Lancet (London, England)
|November 15, 2003
まとめ
ケニアの妊婦に配布された無償の殺虫剤で処理されたベッドネットは,母親と乳幼児によって広く利用され,脆弱なグループに対するマラリア予防の有効性を実証しました.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- トロピカル・メディシン (熱帯医学)
- ベクター制御のベクトル制御は,ベクトル制御のベクトル制御です.
背景:
- 昆虫駆除剤で処理されたベッドネット (ITN) は,マラリア予防に不可欠です.
- 妊婦などの脆弱な集団に届くために,標的を絞った配給戦略が必要である.
研究 の 目的:
- ケニアの妊婦に配布される無料のITNの利用と有効性を評価する.
- ITNの配布がマラリアに対する母と乳児の保護に与える影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 無料のベッドネットを受け取った1年後に294人の妊婦をインタビューした横断的な研究が行われました.
- ベッドネットの保持,母親による使用,およびマラリア感染率が高い地域と低い地域における乳児の保護に関するデータを収集した.
主要な成果:
- 配布されたベッドネットの91%はターゲット世帯に留まっており,1つしか売れませんでした.
- マラリア感染率が高い地域では,妊婦の84%が妊娠中に網を使用し,乳児の91%を保護しました.
- 低感染地域では,女性の58%が網を使用し,赤ん坊の80%を保護しました.
結論:
- 妊婦にITNを無料で配布することは,効果的な出産システムです.
- 高い保持率と利用率は,脆弱なグループにおけるアクセスと利用の成功を示しています.
- ITNは,マラリアの流行地域におけるマザーと新生児のマラリア予防に大きく貢献しています.
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