Health impact and cost-effectiveness of a private sector bed net distribution: experimental evidence from Zambia.

Background: Relatively few programmes have attempted to actively engage the private sector in national malaria control efforts. This paper evaluates the health impact of a large-scale distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) conducted in partnership with a Zambian agribusiness, and its cost-effectiveness from the perspective of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP).

Methods: The study was designed as a cluster-randomized controlled trial.