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. 2015 May 13:8:267.
doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0871-9.

The implication of long-lasting insecticide-treated net use in the resurgence of malaria morbidity in a Senegal malaria endemic village in 2010-2011

Amélé N Wotodjo  1   2 , Vincent Richard  3 , Sylvie Boyer  4 , Souleymane Doucoure  5 , Nafissatou Diagne  6 , Aissatou Touré-Baldé  7 , Adama Tall  8 , Ngor Faye  9 , Jean Gaudart  10 , Jean-Francois Trape  11 , Cheikh Sokhna  12
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The implication of long-lasting insecticide-treated net use in the resurgence of malaria morbidity in a Senegal malaria endemic village in 2010-2011

Amélé N Wotodjo et al. Parasit Vectors. .

Abstract

Background: Although the burden of malaria has significantly declined in recent years in sub-Saharan Africa through the widespread use of long-lasting insecticide treated bed-nets (LLINs) and artemisinin-based combination therapy, resurgence of malaria is observed in some settings after several years of LLINs use. This study aimed to assess if LLINs use remains protective against malaria during a period of resurgence of malaria morbidity in Dielmo, a rural village of Senegal.

Methods: In July 2008, LLINs were offered to all villagers and lately in July 2011, LLINs were renewed. A longitudinal study was conducted between July, 2010 and December, 2011 among inhabitants of the village of Dielmo to identify all episodes of fever. Thick smears stained with Giemsa were done for every febrile villager and malaria attacks were treated with combination of Artesunate plus Amodiaquine. Cross-sectional surveys were also conducted at the end of the rainy season (October 2010 and November 2011) to assess asymptomatic carriage. A survey on LLINs use was done every quarter of the year. A random-effect logistic regression was used to assess the effect of LLINs use on the risk of having a malaria attack after adjusting for the main risk factors.

Results: The study population included 449 individuals corresponding to a total of 2140 observations. One hundred and fifteen (115) clinical malaria attacks attributed to P. falciparum (cases) have been recorded over the study period. Most of the malaria cases occurred in October-December 2010 (49/115 i.e. 43%) and among adults aged 15 years and over (50/115, i.e. 43%). During the study period, the use of LLINs was 61% among non-malaria cases and only 42% among malaria clinical cases but differenced according to age group. After adjusting on gender, age, rainfall and LLINs replacement, we found that LLINs use (AOR [95%CI] = 0.40 [0.25; 0.62], p < 0.001) remained a protective factor against malaria attacks during the study period.

Conclusion: LLINs use remains effective to reduce malaria burden. These results highlight the need to pursue LLINs implementation in the current context of malaria elimination and to provide positive incentives to increase its use in the population.

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Study observations profile.
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Figure 2
Monthly incidence of Plasmodium falciparum by age group and use of LLINs according to the periods of study.
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Figure 3
% of LLINs use according to the absence or presence of malaria at the different time periods.
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Figure 4
% of LLINs use by age groups according to the absence or presence of malaria.
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