Coverage and system efficiencies of insecticide-treated nets in Africa from 2000 to 2017

  1. Samir Bhatt  Is a corresponding author
  2. Daniel J Weiss
  3. Bonnie Mappin
  4. Ursula Dalrymple
  5. Ewan Cameron
  6. Donal Bisanzio
  7. David L Smith
  8. Catherine L Moyes
  9. Andrew J Tatem
  10. Michael Lynch
  11. Cristin A Fergus
  12. Joshua Yukich
  13. Adam Bennett
  14. Thomas P Eisele
  15. Jan Kolaczinski
  16. Richard E Cibulskis
  17. Simon I Hay
  18. Peter W Gething
  1. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  2. National Institutes of Health, United States
  3. World Health Organization, Switzerland
  4. Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, United States
  5. University of California, San Francisco, United States
  6. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Switzerland

Abstract

Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria control are widespread but coverage remains inadequate. We developed a Bayesian model using data from 102 national surveys, triangulated against delivery data and distribution reports, to generate year-by-year estimates of four ITN coverage indicators. We explored the impact of two potential 'inefficiencies': uneven net distribution among households and rapid rates of net loss from households. We estimated that, in 2013, 21% (17%-26%) of ITNs were over-allocated and this has worsened over time as overall net provision has increased. We estimated that rates of ITN loss from households are more rapid than previously thought, with 50% lost after 23 (20-28) months. We predict that the current estimate of 920 million additional ITNs required to achieve universal coverage would in reality yield a lower level of coverage (77% population access). By improving efficiency, however, the 920 million ITNs could yield population access as high as 95%.

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  1. Samir Bhatt

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    bhattsamir@gmail.com
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  2. Daniel J Weiss

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  3. Bonnie Mappin

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    No competing interests declared.
  4. Ursula Dalrymple

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    No competing interests declared.
  5. Ewan Cameron

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    No competing interests declared.
  6. Donal Bisanzio

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    No competing interests declared.
  7. David L Smith

    Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  8. Catherine L Moyes

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    No competing interests declared.
  9. Andrew J Tatem

    Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  10. Michael Lynch

    Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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    No competing interests declared.
  11. Cristin A Fergus

    Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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    No competing interests declared.
  12. Joshua Yukich

    Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  13. Adam Bennett

    Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  14. Thomas P Eisele

    Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  15. Jan Kolaczinski

    Strategy, Investment and Impact Division, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva, Switzerland
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    No competing interests declared.
  16. Richard E Cibulskis

    Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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    No competing interests declared.
  17. Simon I Hay

    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    Simon I Hay, Reviewing editor, eLife.
  18. Peter W Gething

    Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    No competing interests declared.

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  1. Samir Bhatt
  2. Daniel J Weiss
  3. Bonnie Mappin
  4. Ursula Dalrymple
  5. Ewan Cameron
  6. Donal Bisanzio
  7. David L Smith
  8. Catherine L Moyes
  9. Andrew J Tatem
  10. Michael Lynch
  11. Cristin A Fergus
  12. Joshua Yukich
  13. Adam Bennett
  14. Thomas P Eisele
  15. Jan Kolaczinski
  16. Richard E Cibulskis
  17. Simon I Hay
  18. Peter W Gething
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Coverage and system efficiencies of insecticide-treated nets in Africa from 2000 to 2017
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