Can Daytime Use of Bed Nets Not Treated with Insecticide Reduce the Risk of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Among Children in Vietnam?

Ataru Tsuzuki Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Vu Dinh Thiem Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Motoi Suzuki Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Hideki Yanai Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Toru Matsubayashi Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Lay-Myint Yoshida Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Le Huu Tho Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Truong Tan Minh Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Dang Duc Anh Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Paul E. Kilgore Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Masahiro Takagi Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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Koya Ariyoshi Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam; International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0724
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Volume 82: Issue 6
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1157–1159
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of bed net use and elucidate the effect of daytime bed net use on preventing dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) among children in Vietnam. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional survey and a matched case–control study in Khanh Hoa Province where not only some pre-schoolchildren but also some school children, who take a nap during lunch break prior to returning to school, used bed nets during the day. Among 36,901 children 2–10 years of age, most used untreated bed nets during the night (98.3%) compared with 8.4% during the day. The results of the case–control study, which defined 151 cases who were hospitalized with DHF in the provincial hospitals and 604 age-matched neighborhood controls, did not support our hypothesis that children using untreated bed nets during the day are less likely to be hospitalized with DHF (adjusted odds ratio = 0.56, 95% confidence interval = 0.23–1.39).

Author Notes

*Address correspondence to Ataru Tsuzuki, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan. E-mail: atarutsuzuki@hotmail.com

Financial support: This work was supported by the Center for International Collaborative Research, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan and the program of Founding Research Centers for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases.

Authors' addresses: Ataru Tsuzuki, Motoi Suzuki, Hideki Yanai, Toru Matsubayashi, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Masahiro Takagi, and Koya Ariyoshi, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, E-mails: atarutsuzuki@hotmail.com, motoi.suzuki@gmail.com, hideki-yanai@umin.ac.jp, toru.matsubayashi@gmail.com, lmyint09@gmail.com, mstakagi@nagasaki-u.ac.jp, and koya.ariyoshi@gmail.com. Vu Dinh Thiem and Dang Duc Anh, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam, E-mails: thiemvd@gmail.com and ducanhnihe@hn.vnn.vn. Le Huu Tho and Truong Tan Minh, Khanh Hoa Health Service, Nha Trang, Vietnam, E-mails: lehuutho2@yahoo.com and truongtanminh@hn.vnn.vn. Paul E. Kilgore, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea, E-mail: pkilgore@ivi.int.

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Copyright © 2010 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010
Received:
04 Dec 2009
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02 Mar 2010
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Published Online:
04 Jun 2010
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