Family biosocial variables influencing the use of insecticide treated nets for children in Eastern Nigeria

• Main Authors: Gabriel U. P. Iloh (Author), Agwu N Amadi (Author), Charles E Obiukwu (Author), Patrick U Njoku (Author), John N Ofoedu (Author), Godwin O. C. Okafor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Effective reduction of malaria morbidity and mortality in Nigerian children under the age of five depends to a large extent on family biosocial factors. Although, the awareness of insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) is reportedly high and increasing in Nigeria there remain large gaps bet...