Nursing students are preparing to go to a field school in Africa, an area high in malaria cases. Students will be asked to present a class on the prevention of malaria to community residents. What will the students include in their presentation?

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Rationale 1. There is no evidence to support that certain foods will attract mosquitos.
Rationale 2 Prevention of malaria is the best therapeutic option because the disease is very difficult to treat after it has been acquired. Staying indoors from dusk to dawn when mosquitoes are biting most, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, sleeping under a mosquito
net, and using DEET-based insect repellents are recommended.
Rationale 3. Prevention of malaria is the best therapeutic option because the disease is very difficult to treat after it has been acquired. Staying indoors from dusk to dawn when mosquitoes are biting most, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, sleeping under a mosquito
net, and using DEET-based insect repellents are recommended.
Rationale 4 DDT is no longer used as an insecticide due to its harmful effects on humans and animals. It is recommended that products with DEET are used as insect repellants
Rationale 5 Prevention of malaria is the best therapeutic option because the disease is very difficult to treat after it has been acquired. Staying indoors from dusk to dawn when mosquitoes are biting most, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, sleeping under a mosquito net, and using DEET-based insect repellents are recommended.

Nursing Students Are Preparing to Go to a Field School