A large-scale behavior change intervention to prevent Nipah transmission in Bangladesh: components and costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nipah virus infection (NiV) is a bat-borne zoonosis transmitted to humans through consumption of NiV-contaminated raw date palm sap in Bangladesh. The objective of this analysis was to measure the cost of an NiV prevention intervention and estimate the cost of scaling it up to districts where spillover had been identified.

Methods

We implemented a behavior change communication intervention in two districts, testing different approaches to reduce the risk of NiV transmission using community mobilization, interpersonal communication, posters and TV public service announcements on local television during the 2012-2014 sap harvesting seasons. In one district, we implemented a "no raw sap" approach recommending to stop drinking raw date palm sap. In another district, w

SUBMITTER: Nahar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485710 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature