Gyapong M, Gyapong J O, Amankwa J, Asedem J, Sory E
Ministry of Health, Upper East Region, Ghana.
Trop Med Int Health. 1996 Jun;1(3):328-33. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1996.d01-41.x.
To find out the acceptability of the use of insecticide impregnated bednets before launching a large-scale trial to evaluate their impact on child mortality, 96 permethrin impregnated bednets were distributed in 4 communities within the Kassena Nankana district of the Upper East Region of Ghana, where previously only 4% of the people had owned a mosquito net. The nets were readily accepted and used by the recipients. The major benefit perceived by the users was the reduction of the nuisance effect of mosquitoes and other insects. The people in the study area normally sleep on mats in either an open courtyard or a sleeping room depending on the weather but this did not deter them from using the nets. The white nets distributed for this study became dirty with use, and users thought they needed to be washed. In order to discourage this, it is recommended that dark coloured nets be used in the main intervention trial. After having used the nets for a year, the community members expressed willingness to buy the nets if they were made available after the harvest season when they had sold their crops and had enough money to pay for them. The results of this study have been used to plan and conduct a large intervention trial.
为了在开展大规模试验以评估杀虫剂处理蚊帐对儿童死亡率的影响之前，了解其使用的可接受性，在加纳上东部地区卡塞纳-南卡纳区的4个社区分发了96顶氯菊酯处理蚊帐，此前该地区只有4%的人拥有蚊帐。这些蚊帐很容易被接受并被受助者使用。使用者认为主要的好处是减少了蚊子和其他昆虫的滋扰。研究区域的人们通常根据天气情况，在露天庭院或卧室的垫子上睡觉，但这并没有阻止他们使用蚊帐。为这项研究分发的白色蚊帐在使用后变脏了，使用者认为需要清洗。为了避免这种情况，建议在主要干预试验中使用深色蚊帐。使用蚊帐一年后，社区成员表示，如果在收获季节后有蚊帐出售，他们愿意购买，那时他们已经卖掉了庄稼，有足够的钱支付。这项研究的结果已被用于规划和开展一项大型干预试验。
