Does a door-to-door delivery strategy increase the utilisation of insecticide-treated bed nets in the Maniema province, Democratic Republic of Congo?

Effect of long lasting insecticide-treated nets distribution with door-to-door delivery strategy combined with hang-up method on the utilisation of nets in the Maniema province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN75108951

Enrollment

2100

Registered

2019-02-18

Start date

2013-09-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-04-03

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Conditions

Health behaviours, attitude, and knowledge about malaria prevention, particularly mosquito net utilisation Not Applicable Health behaviours, attitude, and knowledge about malaria prevention, particularly mosquito net utilisation

Interventions

Health areas will be randomly allocated into either the intervention or the control group in a 1:1 ratio using a computer-generated block randomisation list. In intervention communities, all household

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Anyone who fits any of the following criteria may participate in this study: 1. Children aged under 5 2. Pregnant mothers 3. Family members of the above

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Under 5 children’s utilisation of the LLINs during the previous night, assessed by a cross-sectional household survey at the baseline and 12 months after the distribution of LLINs For the evaluation of the interventions, two cross-sectional household surveys were carried out. The baseline survey was done before the mass distribution in 2013. The end-line survey was conducted 12 months after the distribution of mosquito nets in 2015. The primary outcome is the utilization of insecticide-treated mosquito nets of under-five children at the time of the survey. The measurement was done through direct observation.	—

Measure

Time frame

Under 5 children’s utilisation of the LLINs during the previous night, assessed by a cross-sectional household survey at the baseline and 12 months after the distribution of LLINs For the evaluation of the interventions, two cross-sectional household surveys were carried out. The baseline survey was done before the mass distribution in 2013. The end-line survey was conducted 12 months after the distribution of mosquito nets in 2015. The primary outcome is the utilization of insecticide-treated mosquito nets of under-five children at the time of the survey. The measurement was done through direct observation.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following are assessed by a cross-sectional household survey at the baseline and 12 months after the distribution of LLINs: 1. Pregnant women’s utilisation of the LLINs during the previous night 2. Family member’s utilisation of the LLINs during the previous night	—

Countries

Congo, Democratic Republic

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026