DOES FREE DISTRIBUTION OF MOSQUITO NETS AFFECT SUBSIDIZED NET SALES? EVIDENCE FROM A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN IN TANZANIA

Chris D Gingrich; Kara Hanson ORCID logo; Vianey Rweyendela; Timothy A Piper; (2014) DOES FREE DISTRIBUTION OF MOSQUITO NETS AFFECT SUBSIDIZED NET SALES? EVIDENCE FROM A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN IN TANZANIA. Journal of international development, 26 (6). pp. 749-762. ISSN 0954-1748 DOI: 10.1002/jid.2941
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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are increasingly popular for assessing development programmes. This study investigates the validity of extrapolating RCT results to large-scale programmes, using the example of the national bed net subsidy programme in Tanzania that later added a free distribution campaign. Although the RCTs suggest steady sales of nets throughout, an interrupted time series model reveals a 34 per cent monthly decline immediately after the campaign compared to 'normal' sales. After 6months, the total unsold nets reached 45 per cent of normal sales, or 347000 nets nationwide. We hypothesize that these differences in results arise from various scale and spillover effects. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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