Effect of large-scale social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on child survival in rural Tanzania

Schellenberg, Joanna; Abdulla, Salim; Rose, Nicolas; Mukasa, Oscar; Marchant, Tanya; Kikumbih, Nassor; Mushi, Adiel K; Mponda, Hadji; Minja, Happiness; Mshinda, Hassan; Tanner, Marcel; Lengeler, Christian

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“…Two of the studies with a temporal comparison evaluated time-limited delivery of fully subsidized ITNs 42,43,47,48 and two analysed continuous delivery of partially subsidized ITNs. 3,36,[38][39][40] As such, the interpretation of ITN ownership among households and ITN use among children under 5 between survey years varies by study design and delivery strategy.…”

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Strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control: a systematic review

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“…12 Studies in three countries did not stratify ITN ownership by delivery channel. 3,[36][37][38][39][40]47,48 However, elsewhere, a decline in the proportions of unsubsidized ITNs sourced from retailers and partially subsidized ITNs sourced from maternal and child health clinics was seen among children under 5. 42 …”

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Strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control: a systematic review

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Mangham³

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“…Nets have proved popular wherever they have been tried (LINES, 1996a): even Door rural families are willine and able to purchase nets with minimal or no subsidy (ABDULLA et al, 2001;ARMSTRONG SCHELLENBERG et al, 2001a). However, a net alone is not enough: it should be treated regularly with insecticide to give maximum protection to the individual and to the surrounding families in the village (BINKA et al, 1998;LENGELER, 2001).…”

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“…The study area included 25 villages in Kilombero and Ulanga districts in southern Tanzania, with a population of around 60 000 people living in scattered rural households, described in more detail elsewhere (ARMSTRONG SCHELLENBERG et al, 2001a, 2001b. Socially-marketed pre-treated nets and net treatment have been widely available in the area from June 1997.…”

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Re-treatment of mosquito nets with insecticide

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“…Large scale ITN distribution programs have been associated with reductions in mortality and morbidity in a number of settings (Pathania, 2014;Lengeler, 2004). ITN distribution programs in Tanzania started out with relatively small-scale pilots in the late 1990s in several districts, which were seen as highly effective in reducing malaria-related mortality and morbidity (Schellenberg et al, 2001). In 2004, a national voucher scheme was created (Njau et al, 2009) unteers, who registered all households and then distributed the nets (Bonner et al, 2011).…”

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The Impact of Mass Bed Net Distribution Programs on Politics: Evidence from Tanzania

Croke¹

2017

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Many African countries have implemented large donor funded public health programs in the past decade targeting major diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria. There is a large literature which examines the effect of these programs on health outcomes, but little is known about their effect on politics. Do politicians gain popularity as a result of these programs? If so, it could suggest the potential for a positive, mutually reinforcing equilibrium, whereby politicians would see delivery of health services as a key way to maintain public support. I exploit the fact that two national bed net distribution campaigns in Tanzania (in 2008-09 and 2010-11) took place at approximately the same time as the 2008-09 and 2010-11 National Panel Surveys. This enables a regression discontinuity design based on survey interview date to estimate the effect of these programs on the approval ratings of local politicians. I find that bed net distribution results in large and statistically significant improvements in the approval levels of a broad range of political leaders. However, this is only true for the 2010 campaign, when all household members (rather than children under 5) were the primary beneficiaries. Moreover, the effect is driven by respondents living in opposition-dominated villages, and by nets delivered in the rainy season, when malaria is a particularly salient problem. Taken together, these findings suggest that citizens are prepared to update their evaluation of their political leaders, especially when they deliver services that are salient and visible, and when this service delivery provides information about the capability of actors, such as opposition party officials, about whom there is limited prior knowledge. * email: kevinjcroke@gmail.com. 677 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115. This article benefited from helpful conversations with, and suggestions from,

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Effect of large-scale social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on child survival in rural Tanzania

Cited by 247 publications

References 16 publications

Strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control: a systematic review

Strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control: a systematic review

Re-treatment of mosquito nets with insecticide

The Impact of Mass Bed Net Distribution Programs on Politics: Evidence from Tanzania

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