Community-centred eco-bio-social approach to control dengue vectors: an intervention study from Myanmar.
| Autor: | Wai KT; Ministry of Health of Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar. khinthetwaidmr@gmail.com, Htun PT, Oo T, Myint H, Lin Z, Kroeger A, Sommerfeld J, Petzold M |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens and global health [Pathog Glob Health] 2012 Dec; Vol. 106 (8), pp. 461-8. |
| DOI: | 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000057 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: To build up and analyse the feasibility, process, and effectiveness of a partnership-driven ecosystem management intervention in reducing dengue vector breeding and constructing sustainable partnerships among multiple stakeholders. Methods: A community-based intervention study was conducted from May 2009 to January 2010 in Yangon city. Six high-risk and six low-risk clusters were randomized and allocated as intervention and routine service areas, respectively. For each cluster, 100 households were covered. Bi-monthly entomological evaluations (i.e. larval and pupal surveys) and household acceptability surveys at the end of 6-month intervention period were conducted, supplemented by qualitative evaluations. Intervention description: The strategies included eco-friendly multi-stakeholder partner groups (Thingaha) and ward-based volunteers, informed decision-making of householders, followed by integrated vector management approach. Findings: Pupae per person index (PPI) decreased at the last evaluation by 5·7% (0·35-0·33) in high-risk clusters. But in low-risk clusters, PPI remarkably decreased by 63·6% (0·33-0·12). In routine service area, PPI also decreased due to availability of Temephos after Cyclone Nargis. As for total number of pupae in all containers, when compared to evaluation 1, there was a reduction of 18·6% in evaluation 2 and 44·1% in evaluation 3 in intervention area. However, in routine service area, more reduction was observed. All intervention tools were found as acceptable, being feasible to implement by multi-stakeholder partner groups. Conclusions: The efficacy of community-controlled partnership-driven interventions was found to be superior to the vertical approach in terms of sustainability and community empowerment. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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