Malaria vector abundance is associated with house structures in Baringo County, Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Ondiba, Isabella M.
dc.contributor.author	Oyieke, Florence A.
dc.contributor.author	Ong'amo, George O.
dc.contributor.author	Olumula, Macrae M.
dc.contributor.author	Nyamongo, Isaac K.
dc.contributor.author	Estambale, Benson B.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-14T06:35:20Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-14T06:35:20Z
dc.date.issued	2018-06-11
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198970 J
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.jooust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1276
dc.description	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198970	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Malaria, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is the most prevalent vector borne disease in Baringo County; a region which has varied house designs in arid and semi-arid areas. This study investigated the association between house structures and indoor-malaria vector abundance in Baringo County. The density of malaria vectors in houses with open eaves was higher than that for houses with closed eaves. Grass thatched roof houses had higher density of malaria vectors than corrugated iron sheet roofs. Similarly, mud walled houses had higher vector density than other wall types. Houses in the riverine zone were significantly associated with malaria vector abundance (p	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	PLO	en_US
dc.title	Malaria vector abundance is associated with house structures in Baringo County, Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US