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Project profile

Donor: Unité de recherche demographique, Université de Lomé; International Federation of the Red Cross; Togolese Red Cross

Duration: October 2011- June 2012

Contact person:

Peter R. Berti, PhD

Nutrition Advisor / Deputy Director

Effectiveness of post-campaign door-to-door hang up and communication interventions to increase LLIN utilization in Togo: a cluster randomized control trial

Malaria remains a major public health problem in Togo, and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and child mortality. In 2010, 49% of consultations in health facilities and 42% of hospitalizations were due to malaria.

High usage of bednets will reduce child mortality by ~17% compared with no nets. However, there is often a wide gap between household net ownership and net use.  In order to address and reduce this gap, the Red Cross is experimenting with door-to-door visits of households by volunteers with educational messages, and to physically assist households with the hang-up of nets.  In Togo, these “hang-up visits” are being carried out by Togolese Red Cross volunteers following a net distribution campaign in September 2011.  HealthBridge, along with partners at the University of Lomé’s Demographic Research Unit is conducting research on the effectiveness of these door-to-door visits in increasing net usage rates in the Plateaux Region of Togo. Three surveys will be undertaken during different seasons in 2011 and 2012, to evaluate the impact of the household visit approach.

Objectives

Location: Plateaux Region, Togo