BMC Public Health 2009, 9:259 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/259 malaria and mosquitoes, causation of malaria and its pre- ventive methods particularly on the proper utilization of ITNs. One important area that must be given priority in the effective implementation of ITNs is considering the pivotal role of women in the community. Women are role models for their family members particularly for their children. Raising their awareness and understanding, and involving them in malaria prevention and control could enhance the proper use of ITNs by their children as well as other family members. Effective antimalarial drugs should also be available at the grassroots level where the problem of malaria is highly widespread. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Authors' contributions WD was responsible for the conception, study design, implementation, data analysis, interpretation and for the preparation of the draft manuscript. 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