IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AND COMMUNITY ACTIONS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL AND MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE PREVENTION IN RICE ECOSYSTEMS IN SRI LANKA

Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health threat in Sri Lanka. A 20-week pilot education program to improve community knowledge and mosquito control with participatory and non-chemical approaches was developed, implemented, and evaluated using pre-educational and post-educational surveys in...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. 1034 - 1042
Main Authors YASUOKA, JUNKO, MANGIONE, THOMAS W, SPIELMAN, ANDREW, LEVINS, RICHARD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lawrence, KS ASTMH 01.06.2006
Allen Press
Subjects
Adult
Agriculture - education
Agriculture - methods
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Community Participation - statistics & numerical data
Culicidae
Ecosystem
Female
Flavivirus Infections - prevention & control
Health Education - standards
Humans
Infectious diseases
Knowledge
Linear Models
Malaria - prevention & control
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Mosquito Control - methods
Oryza
Oryza sativa
Parasitic Diseases - prevention & control
Pilot Projects
Socioeconomic Factors
Sri Lanka
Asia
Sri Lanka
Insecta
Knowledge
Prevention
Education
Arthropoda
Ecosystem
Professional practice
Culicidae
Tropical medicine
Agriculture
Paddy field
Invertebrata
Diptera
Community
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Summary:Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health threat in Sri Lanka. A 20-week pilot education program to improve community knowledge and mosquito control with participatory and non-chemical approaches was developed, implemented, and evaluated using pre-educational and post-educational surveys in two intervention and two comparison villages. Correlates of baseline knowledge were sex, number of family members, ratio of family members with malaria history, school education level, and availability of electricity at the residence. Participation in the educational program led to improved knowledge of mosquito ecology and disease epidemiology, changes in agricultural practices, and an increase in environmentally sound measures for mosquito control and disease prevention. The variety of actions at the post-educational stage were determined by improved knowledge, but not by sociodemographic characteristics. Such community-based educational interventions are effective in increasing understanding and active involvement in mosquito control and disease prevention in rice ecosystems regardless of sociodemographic characteristics.
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ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.1034