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IMPLICATIONS OF THE WESTERN KENYA PERMETHRIN-TREATED BED NET STUDY FOR POLICY, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, AND FUTURE RESEARCH

The fifth, and probably last, large-scale, group-randomized, controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) showed that ITNs are efficacious in reducing all-cause post-neonatal mortality in an area of intense, perennial malaria transmission. The trial helped to define pregnant women and infants as target groups for this intervention in high transmission settings. High population coverage with ITNs in both target and non-target groups may be critical to enhance health and survival in pregnant women and infants. The proportion of households with ITNs (coverage), the proportion of individuals properly deploying ITNs each night (adherence), and the proportion of nets properly treated with insecticide (treatment) are the three key determinants of effectiveness of large-scale ITN programs. These three simple outcomes should serve as the basis for program objectives and monitoring and evaluation efforts. Coverage effects and economic analysis support the proposition that ITNs may be viewed as a public good, worthy of public support. Research should continue to improve the intervention tools (the net, the insecticide, and methods for durable treatment and re-treatment) and their deployment.

Acknowledgments: We thank Dr. Chris Curtis for his comments on the manuscript. This manuscript is published with the permission of the Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute.

Financial support: This study was supported by the United States Agency for International Development.

Authors’ addresses: William A. Hawley, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Richard S. Steketee, Dianne J. Terlouw, John E. Gimnig, Allen W. Hightower, Margarette S. Kolczak, and Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F-22, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341. Bernard L. Nahlen, Roll Back Malaria, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Ya Ping Shi, John M. Vulule, Jane A. Alaii, and Simon K. Kariuki, Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, PO Box 1578, Kisumu, Kenya.

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