Door to door survey and community participation to implement a new county mosquito control program in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA

Community involvement in mosquito management programs provides more sustainable and effective organization and service. A door to door survey in Wayne County, NC carried out by student volunteers, resulted in 60 household responses. Residents had not previously experienced outreach from the county (...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2009-08, Vol.6 (8), p.2150-2159
Main Authors: Grantham, Amanda, Anderson, Alice L, Kelley, Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community Participation - statistics & numerical data
Community support
Culicidae
Health promotion
Humans
Insect control
Mosquito Control - methods
Mosquito Control - organization & administration
Mosquito Control - statistics & numerical data
Mosquitoes
North Carolina
Polls & surveys
Public health
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Summary:Community involvement in mosquito management programs provides more sustainable and effective organization and service. A door to door survey in Wayne County, NC carried out by student volunteers, resulted in 60 household responses. Residents had not previously experienced outreach from the county (88%), and 95% of them thought the student door to door survey was an effective form of outreach. One third of the residents thought mosquitoes were severe where they lived, but only 9% thought they had any containers in their yard that might breed mosquitoes. Only 15% of the residents were concerned about mosquito borne diseases. These responses provide evidence that outreach and education on mosquito control and diseases were necessary steps for future mosquito control community planning.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph6082150