Impact of mosquito-proofing houses upon mosquito entry as well as investment and motivation by householders
Abstract
The quality of housing has been shown to influence malaria transmission, which in most
African settings, takes place at home with around 80% occurring indoors. Anopheles gambiae
mosquitoes are usually nocturnal, endophilic and endophagic and therefore seek entry to
dwellings occupied by humans at night. The experiments conducted using local huts and
specially designed experimental huts in Lupiro village in southern Tanzania, evaluated the
benefit of each entry point (eaves, windows and doors) in terms of reduced indoor densities
of mosquitoes. Cross-sectional household surveys were conducted in Dar es Salaam to
estimate usage levels of available options for house proofing, namely window screens,
Citation
M.Sc (Applied Parasitology)Sponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi
Description
Master of Science Thesis