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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2019 Sep;74(9):546–556. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000704

Table 2:

Anti-Mosquito Methods

 • Appropriate use of insecticide-treated bed-nets (pyrethroids like permethrin)
 • Intact window-screens
 • Air-conditioning and ceiling-fans
 • Minimizing skin exposure by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants
 • Avoiding outdoor stays during peak activity periods of mosquito bites (dusk to dawn)
 • Application of repellents (containing DEET 20–50% or Icaridin 20%) every 3–4hrs with use on clothing for more effect.
 • Impregnation of clothes (pyrethroids like permethrin)

Compiled from Roggelin et. al32 and WHO2.