Reports and briefs
Insecticide-treated net (ITN) washing practices – a multi-country secondary data analysis
Reports that insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are not meeting the three-year standard for efficacy have generated ongoing concern around the physical and insecticidal durability of nets. Durability depends on many factors that span the lifecycle of an ITN and includes the standards used in evaluating a new ITN product, quality assurance processes during manufacturing, and ways in which an ITN is used and cared for in people’s homes. Here, we focus on this final component: the use and care of the ITN in people’s homes, specifically as it relates to net washing.
Publication Date: October 2025