Community-based house improvement for malaria control in southern Malawi: Stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and acceptability.

ABSTRACT: House improvement (HI) refers to the full screening or closing of openings such as windows, doors, and eaves, as well as the installation of ceilings, to reduce mosquito-human contact indoors. HI is a viable supplementary intervention that reduces malaria transmission further than the existing strategies alone. In Malawi, HI has not been widely implemented and evaluated for malaria control. Concerns about lack of local evidence, durability in different epidemiological and cultural settings, and the cost of large-scale implementation are among the reasons the strategy is not utilised in many low-income countries. This study assessed community perceptions, experiences, and acceptability of community-led HI in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi. This was a qualitative study where separate foc

SUBMITTER: Tizifa TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021647 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature