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Article History

Received: 7 July 2024

Accepted: 18 June 2025

First Online: 1 July 2025

Declarations

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: Before the start of the study, approval was obtained from the Gulu University Research and Ethics Committee (GUREC-2022-336), district authorities, and household owners. Village members were sensitized before the study, and their permission was obtained while the privacy and psychosocial needs of the individual participants and household members were highly protected and confidential. Catchers were selected from the local community to facilitate their acceptance by residents. Informed consent was obtained from each catcher and household head. The catchers were trained to collect landing mosquitoes before blood feeding. They were given antimalarial medicine as prophylaxis to reduce the risk of malaria transmission. The occupants of the participating households were given at least two-bed nets following the study and some disturbance allowances.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.