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Low awareness and misconceptions of immature mosquito stages hinders community participation in integrated vector management in Malindi, Kenya.

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dc.contributor.author Kibe, L. W.
dc.contributor.author Habluetzel, A.
dc.contributor.author Kamau, A.
dc.contributor.author Gachigi, J. K.
dc.contributor.author Mwangangi, J. M.
dc.contributor.author Mutero, C. M.
dc.contributor.author Mbogo, C. M.
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-03T07:33:55Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-03T07:33:55Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1331
dc.description Research Article en_US
dc.description.abstract Understanding community perceptions of the significance, feasibility and utility of managing mosquito larvae and preventing breeding sites is important to developing strategies for improving implementation of larval control. Theobjective of this study was to explore community perceptions of mosquitoes and suggest ways of enhancing community based larval control. A cross sectional study was carried out in Malindi and Magarini sub counties in the coastal region of Kenya. Qualitative research methods were employed to collect data in four selected villages using participatory methodologies. The factors identified as hindering community participation in integrated vector management were inadequate knowledge about mosquito biology - lack of awareness of the fact that larvae represent the immature stages of adult mosquitoes responsible for transmission of malaria and other infectious diseases and consequently low community motivation to participate in larval control. The presence of mosquitoes in the area was associated with the presence of large natural water bodies such as river Sabaki and swamps. Participants did not know that small man-made water bodies were potential mosquito breeding places. Successful and sustainable community based larval source management will require innovative advocacy, communication and social mobilization activities explaining in a simple language understandable by the community, the mosquito biology, ecology and behaviour, taking into consideration community needs, knowledge and practices. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Biovision Foundation Grant through ICIPE, Human Health Theme, the University of Camerino for the PhD fellowship and the National Council for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Public Health and Diseases en_US
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject Community en_US
dc.subject integrated vector management en_US
dc.subject Kenya en_US
dc.subject larvae en_US
dc.subject Malaria en_US
dc.subject Malindi en_US
dc.subject vector borne diseases en_US
dc.title Low awareness and misconceptions of immature mosquito stages hinders community participation in integrated vector management in Malindi, Kenya. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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