Effectiveness of Print Education at Reducing Urban Mosquito Infestation through Improved Resident-Based Management.

ABSTRACT: Improving resident-based management and knowledge of mosquitoes is often an integral component of integrated mosquito management, especially in urban landscapes with considerable mosquito habitat on privately owned lands. This study tested the effectiveness of print education materials at reducing urban mosquito exposure through improving resident knowledge of, and attitudes towards, mosquitoes and mosquito management in Washington DC, USA. There was a specific focus on the removal of water-filled containers that are utilized by the developmental stages of the two most common vector species in the region, Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens. Households in six neighborhoods that varied in socio-economic status were administered knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) surveys in 2010 and 2012

SUBMITTER: Bodner D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865130 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature