Community factors affecting participation in larval source management for malaria control in Chikwawa District, Southern Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To further reduce malaria, larval source management (LSM) is proposed as a complementary strategy to the existing strategies. LSM has potential to control insecticide resistant, outdoor biting and outdoor resting vectors. Concerns about costs and operational feasibility of implementation of LSM at large scale are among the reasons the strategy is not utilized in many African countries. Involving communities in LSM could increase intervention coverage, reduce costs of implementation and improve sustainability of operations. Community acceptance and participation in community-led LSM depends on a number of factors. These factors were explored under the Majete Malaria Project in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi.

Methods

Separate focus group discussions (FGDs) were

SUBMITTER: Gowelo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7265157 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature