Publications by authors named "Chigozi J Uneke"
Article Synopsis
- Intense pyrethroid resistance in Nigeria threatens the effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria control, prompting a study to evaluate a new type of ITN, piperonyl-butoxide (PBO) ITNs, in Ebonyi State.
- The study used a controlled interrupted time series analysis to assess the impact of PBO ITNs on malaria incidence over two years and compared it to standard pyrethroid-only ITNs in Cross River State.
- Results showed that PBO ITNs led to a significant 46.7% decrease in malaria cases in Ebonyi, while standard ITNs in Cross River resulted in a 28.6% increase, demonstrating the effectiveness of PBO ITNs where
