Household perceptions and subjective valuations of indoor residual spraying programmes to control malaria in northern Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insecticide-based tools remain critical for controlling vector-borne diseases in Uganda. Securing public support from targeted populations for such tools is an important component in sustaining their long-run effectiveness. Yet little quantitative evidence is available on the perceived benefits and costs of vector control programmes among targeted households.

Methods

A survey was administered to a clustered random sample of 612 households in Gulu and Oyam districts of northern Uganda during a period of very high malaria transmission and following a pilot indoor residual spray (IRS) programme. A discrete choice experiment was conducted within the survey, in which respondents indicated their preferences for different IRS programmes relative to money compensation in

SUBMITTER: Brown ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5053089 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature