@article{fdi:010063989, title = {{M}alaria risk factors in {D}ielmo, a senegalese malaria-endemic village, between october and november of 2013 : a case-control study}, author = {{W}otodjo, {A}. {N}. and {D}iagne, {N}. and {G}audart, {J}. and {R}ichard, {V}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {S}okhna, {C}heikh}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he incidence of malaria has decreased recently in parts of {A}frica, coinciding with the widespread use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets ({LLIN}s) and artemisinin-based combination therapy ({ACT}). {T}his reduction was also observed in {D}ielmo, our study area, and it was associated with the use of {ACT} as the first-line treatment against malaria beginning in 2006 and the implementation of {LLIN}s in 2008. {H}owever, an unexplained slight increase in malaria incidence was observed in {O}ctober and {N}ovember of 2013. {T}he aim of this study was to identify individual and environmental risk factors for malaria using a case-control study approach. {T}hirty cases and sixty controls were investigated. {T}he use of {LLIN}s was protective against malaria (adjusted odds ratio [{AOR}] = 0.10; 95% confidence interval [95% {CI}] = 0.02-0.45; {P} = 0.003). {T}he risk of malaria transmission was high among villagers who watched television outside the house or the bedroom during the night ({AOR} = 8.83; 95% {CI} = 1.39-56.22; {P} = 0.021). {T}he use of {LLIN}s should be reinforced by the use of individual protection measures to avoid malaria transmission outside of the home.}, keywords = {{SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {92}, numero = {3}, pages = {565--568}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.14-0485}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063989}, }