Evaluation of a digital entomological surveillance planning tool for malaria vector control: Three country mixed methods pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vector control remains the principal method to prevent malaria transmission and has led to significant reductions in malaria incidence across endemic regions. However, such gains have stagnated, underscoring the need to tailor vector control to local drivers of transmission. An Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool (ESPT) was designed to translate normative guidance into an operational tool that supports cost effective, locally tailored, and evidence-based vector control. To facilitate ESPT implementation, an interactive digital toolkit (eSPT) was created to support question-based surveillance planning.

Methods

The eSPT was evaluated with 49 target users in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique. The eSPT was introduced to participants through facilitated workshops.

SUBMITTER: Hemingway C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892875 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature