Educational intervention for the control of Aedes aegypti with Wolbachia in Yucatan, Mexico.

Autor: Martinez-Cruz C; School of Public Health of Mexico/National Institute of Public Health, University No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Los Pinos and Caminera, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Electronic address: caromartinez2301@gmail.com., Arenas-Monreal L; Health Systems Research Center/National Institute of Health, University No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Los Pinos and Caminera, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Electronic address: luz.arenas@insp.mx., Gomez-Dantes H; Health Systems Research Center/National Institute of Health, University No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Los Pinos and Caminera, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Electronic address: hector.gomez@insp.mx., Villegas-Chim J; Collaborative Unit for Entomological Bioassays, Campus of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Carretera Merida-Xmatkuil Km. 15.5 Apdo., Plan de Ayala II, Itzimná, 97100 Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico,. Electronic address: jovich.etnos@gmail.com., Barrera-Fuentes Gloria A; Collaborative Unit for Entomological Bioassays, Campus of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Carretera Merida-Xmatkuil Km. 15.5 Apdo., Plan de Ayala II, Itzimná, 97100 Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico,. Electronic address: gloria.barrera@correo.uady.mx., Toledo-Romani Maria E; Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine, Avenida Novia del Mediodia, KM 6 1/2, La Lisa, Havana 11400, Cuba. Electronic address: mariaeugenia@ipk.sld.cu., Pavia-Ruz N; Regional Research Center, Biomedical Unit, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Av. Itzáes, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. Electronic address: norma_pavia_ruz@hotmail.com., Che-Mendoza A; Collaborative Unit for Entomological Bioassays, Campus of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Carretera Merida-Xmatkuil Km. 15.5 Apdo., Plan de Ayala II, Itzimná, 97100 Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico,. Electronic address: achemendoza@gmail.com., Manrique-Saide P; Collaborative Unit for Entomological Bioassays, Campus of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Carretera Merida-Xmatkuil Km. 15.5 Apdo., Plan de Ayala II, Itzimná, 97100 Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico,. Electronic address: pablo_manrique@hotmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Evaluation and program planning [Eval Program Plann] 2023 Apr; Vol. 97, pp. 102205. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102205
Abstrakt: The implementation of new control strategies for Aedes aegypti (Ae. Aegpyti), a vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, requires communities to adopt specific behaviors to achieve the success of these innovations.
Aim: We evaluated the effect of an educational intervention based on the Precede-Proceed Model (PPM) and the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DIT) for the control and prevention of diseases transmitted by Ae. aegypti through release of male mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria in a suburban town in Yucatan, Mexico.
Material and Methods: From July 2019 to February 2020, a quasi-experimental study was carried out through an educational intervention (pre- and post-measurements) using quantitative-qualitative techniques, in a Yucatan suburban town where male mosquitoes with Wolbachia were released for the suppression of Ae. aegypti populations. Eleven educational workshops were attended by heads of household (n = 19) and schoolchildren (n = 11). Other 136 heads of household not attending the workshops received information individually.
Results: The educational intervention had a significant effect on the mean scores of the contributing and behavioral factors for adoption of innovation (p < 0.05) in the pre- and post-intervention measurements.
Conclusion: Innovative methods for the control and prevention of diseases related to Aedes aegypti can be strengthened through educational interventions supported by sound methodologies.
Descriptors: Community health education, Aedes aegypti, Wolbachia, Mexico.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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