在肯尼亚,孕妇可以免费使用床网
1Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. hguyatt@wtnairobi.mimcom.net
Lancet (London, England)
|November 15, 2003
概括
在肯尼亚分发给孕妇的免费杀虫剂处理的床被母亲和婴儿广泛使用,证明了对弱势群体疟疾预防的有效性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 矢量控制控制器 矢量控制器
背景情况:
- 用杀虫剂处理的床网 (ITN) 对于预防疟疾至关重要.
- 需要有针对性的分发策略来接触弱势群体,如孕妇.
研究的目的:
- 评估在肯尼亚分发给孕妇的免费ITN的利用率和有效性.
- 评估ITN分发对防治疟疾的母亲和婴儿保护的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究采访了294名怀孕妇女在免费收到床网一年后.
- 收集了有关床网保留,母亲使用和婴儿保护在高和低疟疾传播地区的数据.
主要成果:
- 91%的分布式床网仍留在目标家庭;只有一个被出售.
- 在疟疾传播高的地区,84%的妇女在怀孕期间使用网,保护了91%的婴儿.
- 在低传播地区,58%的妇女使用网,保护了80%的婴儿.
结论:
- 向孕妇免费分发ITN是一种有效的分娩系统.
- 高的保留和使用率表明弱势群体的成功访问和使用.
- 在特有地区,ITN极大地有助于保护母亲和新生儿免受疟疾的侵害.
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