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A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Dengue Vector Control in Thailand
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The efficacy of insecticide-treated window curtains (ITCs) for dengue vector control was evaluated in Thailand in a cluster-randomized controlled trial. A total of 2,037 houses in 26 clusters was randomized to receive the intervention or act as control (no treatment). Entomological surveys measured Aedes infestations (Breteau index, house index, container index, and pupae per person index) and oviposition indices (mean numbers of eggs laid in oviposition traps) immediately before and after intervention, and at 3-month intervals over 12 months. There were no consistent statistically significant differences in entomological indices between intervention and control clusters, although oviposition indices were lower ( P < 0.01) in ITC clusters during the wet season. It is possible that the open housing structures in the study reduced the likelihood of mosquitoes making contact with ITCs. ITCs deployed in a region where this house design is common may be unsuitable for dengue vector control.
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Insecticide-treated curtains did not significantly reduce pooled mean differences for Breteau Index, House Index, Container Index, or pupal indices in cluster-randomized controlled trials.
“As shown in Fig 4, ITCs [76, 77] did not significantly reduce the pooled mean difference for either BI, (-25.16; 95% CI -76.02, -25.70; p = 0.33), HI (-10.58; 95% CI -32.22, -11.05; p = 0.34), CI (-0.24; 95% CI -0.16, 0.25) or Pupal indices (-0.19; 95% CI -0.37, 0.75).”
From Is Dengue Vector Control Deficient in Effectiveness or Evidence?: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2016) · cites this paper as [76]
The Results report no statistically significant differences between the curtain and control arms for BI, HI, CI, or PPI. This paper reports a single cluster-randomized trial using ratios of geometric mean area-under-the-curve values, not pooled mean differences across trials; it does not support the pooled estimates quoted in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredA substantial number of reports demonstrated impacts on vector indices of insecticide-treated materials deployed as window or door curtains, although they were effective only where houses had fewer and smaller windows and doors and where coverage of the intervention was particularly high.
“A substantial number of reports demonstrated impacts on vector indices of insecticide-treated materials (ITMs), deployed as window or door curtains [54, 75, 77, 82, 104, 105], although they were effective only where houses with fewer and smaller windows and doors [75–77, 104] and where coverage of the intervention was particularly high [77].”
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- Authors
- Lenhart, A., Trongtokit, Y., Alexander, N., Apiwathnasorn, C., Satimai, W., Vanlerberghe, V., Van der Stuyft, P., & McCall, P. J.
- Affiliations
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Ministry of Public Health (TH)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
- Corresponding author
- McCall, Philip J.
- Venue
- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2013-02-06
- Volume
- 88
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 254-259
- ISSN
- 0002-9637 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-1645
- PMC
- PMC3583314
- OpenAlex
- W2166283055
- Semantic Scholar
- e2150eaa894f5f60782b9c91d2a086592de431a5
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 4.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
- LSTM Online Archive (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) (submittedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission (517708)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
- Keywords
- dengue vector control, Aedes aegypti, oviposition behavior, entomological indices, house design, rainy season, Thailand
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Bedding and Linens, Dengue, Female, Housing, Insect Vectors, Insecticides, Mosquito Control, Oviposition, Pupa, Seasons, Thailand, Cluster Analysis
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