Interventions for vector-borne diseases focused on housing and hygiene in urban areas: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over half the world's human populations are currently at risk from vector-borne diseases (VBDs), and the heaviest burden is borne by the world's poorest people, communities, and countries. The aim of this study was to conduct a review on VBD interventions relevant to housing and hygiene (including sanitation and waste management) in urban areas.

Main body

We conducted a scoping review, which involved systematically searching peer-reviewed and grey literature published between 2000 and 2016 using five scientific databases and one database for grey literature. Different data extraction tools were used for data coding and extraction. We assessed the quality of each study using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and extracted descriptive characteristics and data about i

SUBMITTER: Degroote S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6120073 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature