Malaria Infections and Infestations Malaria
Conditions
Interventions
This is a three-armed trial comprising of two screening interventions (full screening of 200 homes and netting ceilings of 200 homes) and a control group without screening of 100 homes.
Sponsors
Medical Research Council Laboratories (The Gambia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Homes in Farafenni town and surrounding peri-urban villages in which at least one child sleeps.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Houses that are: 1. More than a single storey 2. More than four rooms or that have a ceiling, screening or closed eaves
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of female mosquitoes (Anopheles gambiae) s.l./light trap/night 2. Haemoglobin density (g/dl) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added as of 22/02/2007: 1. Prevalence of severe anaemia (defined as haemoglobin less than or equal to 8 g/dL) 2. Proportion of children with maleria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum prevalence) 3. Prevalence of high parasitemia (defined as equal to or greater than 5000 parasites/ul 4. Sporozoite rate estimations in trapped mosquitoes 5. Estimated entomological inoculation rate (EIR) i.e. mean number of sporozoite infective mosquitoes/house/season 6. Acceptability 7. Average indoor nightly temprature 8. Average rate of evaportaion indoors at night 9. Qualitative data from focus group discussions with household members 10. Proportion of residents willing to contimue use of intervention 11. Proportion of residents willing to invest in intervention installation 12. Durability 13. Number of screens showing damage at 6 and 12 months after installation 14. Other 15. Number of Culex quinquefasciatus /light trap/night | — |
Countries
Gambia
Outcome results
None listed