Table 1 Types of modifications introduced during the project
Modification name | Description |
|---|---|
Full house screening | Permanently fixing wooden frames with wire mesh to windows and air vents in the house either externally or internally (depending on the direction of the window openings); screening the eaves or installing screened ceilings if no ceiling was present, and sealing any open gaps/holes in the walls. |
Partial house screening | Screening the eaves or installing a screened ceiling, where no ceiling was present. |
Eave tubes | Installation of short PVC tubes, 15 cm in diameter, containing an insert with insecticide impregnated netting into the wall or behind existing ventilation holes. |
Eave Ribbons | Installation of 1–2 m lengths of 15 cm-wide triple-layered hessian fabric strips treated with a mosquito repellent (transfluthrin) to houses around the eave spaces, without completely closing eave spaces. |