Community-centred eco-bio-social approach to control dengue vectors: An intervention study from Myanmar

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 461-468

  Wai, Khin Thet ^a   Htun, Pe Than ^a   Oo, Tin ^a   Myint, Hla ^a   Lin, Zaw ^a   Kroeger, Axel ^b   Sommerfeld, Johannes ^b   Petzold, Max ^c  

^a Ministry of Health   (Myanmar)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community empowerment; Dengue vector breeding; Informed decision making; Integrated vector management; Partnership driven ecosystem management intervention

Indexed keywords

PYRIPROXYFEN;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DENGUE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MYANMAR; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SAMPLE SIZE; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 84871954745     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000057     Document Type: Article

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