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Tropical Medicine and International Health

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02070.x

volume 13 no 6 pp 827–834 june 2008

Insecticide-treated net ownership and usage in Niger after a nationwide integrated campaign Julie Thwing1, Natasha Hochberg1, Jodi Vanden Eng1, Sanouna Issifi2, M. James Eliades1, Etienne Minkoulou3, Adam Wolkon1, Habi Gado4, Ousmane Ibrahim5, Robert D. Newman1 and Marcel Lama3 1 2 3 4 5

Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA United Nations Development Program, Niamey, Niger World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe World Health Organization, Niger Office, Niamey, Niger Malaria Control Program, Niger Ministry of Health, Niamey, Niger

Summary

objectives In December 2005 and March 2006, Niger conducted nationwide integrated campaigns to distribute polio vaccine and long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) to children