Research Publications
Housing modifications for heat adaptation, thermal comfort and malaria vector control in rural African settlements
The rapid increase in global temperatures coupled with persistent malaria transmission presents substantial health burdens in sub-Saharan Africa. Here this randomized pilot field study assessed the feasibility of sustainable housing modifications via passive cooling approaches and vector proofing. Forty houses were randomly allocated to four arms: cool-roof, cross-ventilation, mat-ceiling or control. Doors, windows and eaves of the intervention houses (not control) were screened for malaria mosquito vectors.
