Access to and use gaps of insecticide-treated nets among communities in Jimma Zone southwestern Ethiopia: baseline results from malaria education interventions

摘要

BackgroundMalaria remains one of the major public health concerns in Ethiopia. Use of long- lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is the country’s key malaria prevention and control strategy. This study intended to determine access to and usage gap of LLINs in malaria endemic settings in Southwestern Ethiopia.