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Using an intervention map** approach for planning, implementing and assessing a community-led project towards malaria elimination in the Eastern Province of Rwanda
BackgroundActive community participation in malaria control is key to achieving malaria pre-elimination in Rwanda. This paper describes development,...
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Community perceptions on outdoor malaria transmission in Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania
BackgroundThe extensive use of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Africa has contributed to a significant...
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Monitoring of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) coverage versus utilization: a community-based survey in malaria endemic villages of Central India
BackgroundDespite the known effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in providing protection against malaria, high level of ownership...
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Factors associated with willingness to take up indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tororo district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundIndoor residual spraying (IRS) is an efficient method of preventing malaria in homes, and community willingness to take up IRS is critical...
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Insecticide-treated durable wall lining (ITWL): future prospects for control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases
While long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the cornerstones of malaria vector control throughout sub-Saharan...
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Willingness to pay for small solar powered bed net fans: results of a Becker–DeGroot–Marschak auction in Ghana
Background and methodsLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are one of the main interventions recommended by the World Health Organization for...
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Communication for behavioural impact in enhancing utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among mothers of under-five children in rural North Sudan: an experimental study
BackgroundMalaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Sudan. The entire population is at risk of contracting malaria to different...
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A crossover study to evaluate the diversion of malaria vectors in a community with incomplete coverage of spatial repellents in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
BackgroundMalaria elimination is unlikely to occur if vector control efforts focus entirely on transmission occurring indoors without addressing...
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Impacts of the creation, expansion and management of English wetlands on mosquito presence and abundance – develo** strategies for future disease mitigation
The incidence of mosquito-borne diseases is increasing in Europe, partly due to the incursion of a number of invasive species known to be vectors of...
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Assuring access to topical mosquito repellents within an intensive distribution scheme: a case study in a remote province of Cambodia
BackgroundThe public health value of a vector control tool depends on its epidemiological efficacy, but also on its ease of implementation. This...
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Acceptability and effectiveness of a monofilament, polyethylene insecticide-treated wall lining for malaria control after six months in dwellings in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
BackgroundSouth Africa uses indoor residual spraying (IRS) for vector control in its malaria control programme (MCP). Insecticide-treated wall...
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Approaches to passive mosquito surveillance in the EU
The recent emergence in Europe of invasive mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease associated with both invasive and native mosquito species has...
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The contribution of agricultural insecticide use to increasing insecticide resistance in African malaria vectors
The fight against malaria is increasingly threatened by failures in vector control due to growing insecticide resistance. This review examines the...
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Re-imagining malaria: heterogeneity of human and mosquito behaviour in relation to residual malaria transmission in Cambodia
BackgroundIn certain regions in Southeast Asia, where malaria is reduced to forested regions populated by ethnic minorities dependent on...
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Routine implementation costs of larviciding with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis against malaria vectors in a district in rural Burkina Faso
BackgroundThe key tools in malaria control are early diagnosis and treatment of cases as well as vector control. Current strategies for malaria...
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“When I sleep under the net, nothing bothers me; I sleep well and I’m happy”: Senegal’s culture of net use and how inconveniences to net use do not translate to net abandonment
BackgroundDespite recent advances in the fight against the disease, malaria remains a serious threat to the health and well-being of populations in...
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Knowledge and perceptions about malaria in communities in four districts of the Central African Republic
BackgroundImplementation of malaria control strategies may face major social and cultural challenges. Hence, understanding local knowledge about...
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Towards a strategy for malaria in pregnancy in Afghanistan: analysis of clinical realities and women’s perceptions of malaria and anaemia
BackgroundAfghanistan has some of the worst maternal and infant mortality indicators in the world and malaria is a significant public health concern....
