Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP), and acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP) for mosquito-borne diseases control through sterile mosquito release in Bangkok, Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika are public health concerns worldwide. Prevention and control of these diseases still depend on controlling Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors. Sterile insect technique (SIT) and incompatible insect technique (IIT) are environmental friendly approaches that show promising impacts. In order to plan an implementation of SIT/IIT technology, background knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to mosquito-borne diseases, mosquito vectors and their prevention and control, as well as acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP) for the technology, in the targeted communities are needed.

Methodology/principal findings

In this paper, we conducted questionnaire surveys on KAP and WTP in 400 sampled households in seven co

SUBMITTER: Kittayapong P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature