@article{fdi:010085905,
  title = {{Q}ualitative study on the use and maintenance of long-lasting insecticidal nets ({LLIN}s) in {B}ouake ({C}ote d'{I}voire), 17 months after the last mass distribution campaign},
  author = {{N}'{G}uessan, {G}. {K}. {D}. and {C}oulibaly, {F}. {H}. and {B}arreaux, {A}. {M}. {G}. and {Y}apo, {R}. {J}. and {A}dou, {K}. {A}. and {T}ia, {E}. and {F}ournet, {F}lorence},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {T}he use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets ({LLIN}s) is one of the main malaria prevention method promoted by the {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization ({WHO}) in {C}ote d'{I}voire. {LLIN}-coverage has reached 95% since 2015 and nearly 16 million {LLIN}s were distributed in 2017. {D}espite these efforts, malaria incidence at the national level remains high (120 parts per thousand in 2012 to 164 parts per thousand in 2017) although this could be partly explained by increased screening efforts. {T}his study aimed at determining what preventative measures were used against mosquito bites, as well as {LLIN} maintenance practices used by the inhabitants of the city of {B}ouake, capital city of the {G}beke region with a malaria incidence of 257 parts per thousand in 2017. {M}ethods {A} descriptive qualitative investigation took place in {B}ouake, in four neighbourhoods that were selected through purposive sampling based on their social composition. {D}ata were collected using an interview guide based on convenience sampling. {R}esults {T}he results of the study reveal that {LLIN}s are the most reported used malaria prevention measure (66.4%). {E}nvironmental health (28.8%) came second in their declarations, smoke coils (23.5%) third and aerosol cans (18.8%) last. {T}he percentage of respondents who answered that they had slept under an {LLIN} the previous night was 53%. 57.7% reported that they wash their {LLIN}s, 12.1% that they do not wash them, and 4% that they replace dirty {LLIN}s with new ones. {T}he {LLIN}s washing methods described by the respondents did not comply with the {WHO} recommendations and there was no mention of {LLIN}s repairs. {C}onclusion {D}espite mass distributions of {LLIN}s in {C}ote d'{I}voire, this key malaria control tool remains under-used by the population. {R}egarding {LLIN} maintenance, more than half of the population reports that they wash their nets while not complying with recommended practices or repairing them.},
  keywords = {{M}alaria ; {LLIN}s ; {U}sage ; {M}aintenance ; {W}ashing ; {C}ote d'{I}voire ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {BOUAKE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}alaria {J}ournal},
  volume = {21},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {228 [10 p.]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12936-022-04243-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085905},
}