"Wherever doctors cannot reach, the sunshine can": overcoming potential barriers to malaria elimination interventions in Haiti.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the only two Caribbean countries with endemic malaria transmission, are committed to eliminating malaria. With a Plasmodium falciparum prevalence under 1% and a highly focal transmission, the efforts towards elimination in Haiti will include several community-based interventions that must be tailored to the local sociocultural context to increase their uptake. However, little is known about local community perceptions regarding malaria and the planned elimination interventions. The aim of this study is to develop a robust understanding of how to tailor, implement and promote malaria elimination strategies in Haiti.

Methods

A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted December 2015-August 2016 in Grande-Anse and the North Depa

SUBMITTER: Druetz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206681 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature