A generic risk assessment model for insecticide treatment and subsequent use of mosquito nets

Overview

The aim of this report is to develop a generic model that can be used for risk assessment of exposure to insecticides during the various stages in the production and use of insecticide-treated bednets. The model proposed covers the assessment of any risks to those treating bednets with insecticide in a domestic setting (operators) and to those sleeping under insecticide-treated bednets (users). While it is recognized that there is increasing interest in the commercial production of pretreated bednets, the generic model proposed is for the simplest situation of domestic treatment and use of nets; it does not include the special situation of commercial production of nets in a factory environment.