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Environmental management for malaria control: knowledge and practices in Mvomero, Tanzania.
Abstract
Environmental conditions play an important role in the transmission of malaria; therefore,
regulating these conditions can help to reduce disease burden. Environmental management
practices for disease control can be implemented at the community level to complement
other malaria control methods. This study assesses current knowledge and practices
related to mosquito ecology and environmental management for malaria control in a
rural, agricultural region of Tanzania. Household surveys were conducted with 408
randomly selected respondents from 10 villages and qualitative data were collected
through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. Results show that respondents
are well aware of the links between mosquitoes, the environment, and malaria. Most
respondents stated that cleaning the environment around the home, clearing vegetation
around the home, or draining stagnant water can reduce mosquito populations, and 63%
of respondents reported performing at least one of these techniques to protect themselves
from malaria. It is clear that many respondents believe that these environmental management
practices are effective malaria control methods, but the actual efficacy of these
techniques for controlling populations of vectors or reducing malaria prevalence in
the varying ecological habitats in Mvomero is unknown. Further research should be
conducted to determine the effects of different environmental management practices
on both mosquito populations and malaria transmission in this region, and increased
participation in effective techniques should be promoted.
Type
Journal articleSubject
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Biological Control Agents
Community Participation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Environmental Health
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Surveys
Humans
Insect Vectors
Malaria
Male
Middle Aged
Public Health Practice
Qualitative Research
Rural Population
Statistics as Topic
Tanzania
Young Adult
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6748Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1007/s10393-010-0343-9Publication Info
Randell, Heather Fawn; Dickinson, Katherine L; Shayo, Elizabeth H; Mboera, Leonard
EG; & Kramer, Randall A (2010). Environmental management for malaria control: knowledge and practices in Mvomero,
Tanzania. Ecohealth, 7(4). pp. 507-516. 10.1007/s10393-010-0343-9. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6748.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Randall Kramer
Juli Plant Grainger Professor Emeritus of Global Environmental Health
Before coming to Duke in 1988, he was on the faculty at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University. He has held visiting positions at IUCN--The World Conservation
Union, the Economic Growth Center at Yale University, and the Indonesian Ministry
of Forestry. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, World Health Organization
and other international organizations. He was named Duke University's Scholar Teacher
of the Year in 2004.
Kramer's research is focused on the econ

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