the-star.co.ke·3 min read·medium
Many Kenyans discard mosquito nets as nights get hotter
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A new study indicates that rising temperatures due to climate change are causing people in malaria-endemic African countries to stop using insecticide-treated mosquito nets. The discomfort of sleeping under nets in hot weather is linked to a significant decrease in usage among women and children.
A woman with her baby inside a mosquito net /FILE Hot weather is making people less likely to sleep under mosquito nets, putting one of Kenya’s most important malaria prevention tools at risk, a new study has found.
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