Insecticide-Treated Bednets
"Insecticide-Treated Bednets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Lightweight meshwork fabric made of cotton, silk, polyester, nylon (polyamides), or other material impregnated with insecticide, having openings too small to allow entry of mosquitoes or other insects, thereby offering protection against insect bite and insect-borne diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D057148
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.510.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Insecticide-Treated Bednets- Insecticide-Treated Bednets
- Bednet, Insecticide-Treated
- Bednets, Insecticide-Treated
- Insecticide Treated Bednets
- Insecticide-Treated Bednet
- Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets
- Bed Net, Insecticide-Treated
- Bed Nets, Insecticide-Treated
- Insecticide Treated Bed Nets
- Insecticide-Treated Bed Net
- Net, Insecticide-Treated Bed
- Nets, Insecticide-Treated Bed
- Treated Mosquito Net
- Mosquito Net, Treated
- Mosquito Nets, Treated
- Net, Treated Mosquito
- Nets, Treated Mosquito
- Treated Mosquito Nets
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insecticide-Treated Bednets" by people in Profiles.
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The use of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy and insecticide-treated bed nets for malaria prevention by women of child-bearing age in eight districts in Malawi. Malar J. 2015 Aug 15; 14:316.
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Impact of health facility-based insecticide treated bednet distribution in Malawi: progress and challenges towards achieving universal coverage. PLoS One. 2011; 6(7):e21995.