Arbovirus risk perception as a predictor of mosquito-bite preventive behaviors in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT: Mosquito-borne arboviruses are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the Caribbean. In Puerto Rico, chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses have each caused large outbreaks during 2010-2022. To date, the majority of control measures to prevent these diseases focus on mosquito control and many require community participation. In 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the COPA project, a community-based cohort study in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to measure the impact of novel vector control interventions in reducing arboviral infections. Randomly selected households from 38 designated cluster areas were offered participation, and baseline data were collected from 2,353 households between May 2018 and May 2019. Household-level responses were provided by one repre

SUBMITTER: Dussault JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9355236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature