Community Participation in Habitat Management and Larviciding for the Control of Malaria Vectors in Southern Malawi.

ABSTRACT: Larval source management (LSM) could reduce malaria transmission when executed alongside core vector control strategies. Involving communities in LSM could increase intervention coverage, reduce operational costs, and promote sustainability via community buy-in. We assessed the effectiveness of community-led LSM to reduce anopheline larval densities in 26 villages along the perimeter of Majete Wildlife Reserve in southern Malawi. The communities formed LSM committees which coordinated LSM activities in their villages following specialized training. Effectiveness of larviciding by LSM committees was assessed via pre- and post-spray larval sampling. The effect of community-led LSM on anopheline larval densities in intervention villages was assessed via comparisons with densities in non-LSM v

SUBMITTER: Gowelo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9833073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature