Research, Innovation and Education Towards Malaria Elimination: Improving Quality of Life in Africa

Jager, C M de; Kruger, Taneshka; Tosh, Cheryl Ann

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-15367-0_9

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“…This type of community participation approach has been successfully implemented in several developed countries for the surveillance of native and invasive mosquito species (Braz et al 2020;Caley et al 2020;Jordan et al 2017;Kampen et al 2015;Palmer et al 2017;Tyson et al 2018). Several recent studies suggest that the application of citizen science for mosquito surveillance can complement vector control and can help in decision-making for vector-borne disease control including malaria (Braz et al 2020;Jager et al 2019;Jordan et al 2017;Palmer et al 2017;Tarter et al 2019). Data sharing by citizens through an open web-based source can enable 'passive' monitoring of Anopheles malaria vectors, thereby providing information regarding their bionomics (Braz et al 2020;Johnson et al 2020;Muñoz et al 2020;Vogels et al 2015).…”

Section: Innovations In Malaria Vector Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Citizen science for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda

Murindahabi

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Despite the implementation of a number of interventions aimed at controlling malaria, Rwanda is experiencing a countrywide resurgence of malaria cases over the past five years. To support malaria control, mosquito surveillance activities, such as systematic reporting of the distribution, the diversity and the infectivity rate of malaria vectors throughout the country, have been undertaken. However, mosquito monitoring programmes are not carried out to monitor the impact of all vector control interventions or to determine the distribution of mosquito species in all areas, especially in the remote regions of the country. With a target of reducing malaria mortality by 2020, implementation of mosquito surveillance in those regions is urgently needed as well. In this paper, a citizen science approach as a capacity resource for malaria vector monitoring for the Rwandan National Malaria Control Programme is presented. The ultimate aim is to complement existing mosquito surveillance currently in place by providing key information on the spatio-temporal distribution of mosquito nuisance and malaria vectors. This will contribute to an insight into the ecology of malaria vectors and thereby to a better understanding of malaria transmission patterns in Rwanda.

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Section: Innovations In Malaria Vector Controlmentioning

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Citizen science for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda

Murindahabi

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Community awareness, knowledge and perception about malaria vaccine in the Kassena‐Nankana East Municipality: A descriptive cross‐sectional survey

Mohammed,

Bam,

Armah

et al. 2024

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AimTo assess community awareness, knowledge and perception of the malaria vaccine.DesignA descriptive cross‐sectional survey.MethodsMultistage sampling was adopted in recruiting 400 participants. A structured questionnaire designed based on study objectives guided data collection.ResultsParticipants were 18–47 years with a mean age of 30 years. A statistically significant association was observed between socio‐demographic characteristics (age, marital status, religion, education) and the awareness of the malaria vaccine. Majority of the participants (n = 190, 86.4%) said the vaccine was for the protection of children and they perceived that the vaccine would improve children's ability to fight diseases (n = 158, 71.8%), hence should be administered to every child (n = 201, 91.4%). Nurses and other health workers should intensify public education on the malaria vaccine.Patient or Public ContributionCaregivers of children in Kassena‐Nankana East Municipality.

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Innovations for Enriched Quality of Life

Møller

Roberts

2021

Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making

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Research, Innovation and Education Towards Malaria Elimination: Improving Quality of Life in Africa

Cited by 3 publications

References 78 publications

Citizen science for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda

Citizen science for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda

Community awareness, knowledge and perception about malaria vaccine in the Kassena‐Nankana East Municipality: A descriptive cross‐sectional survey

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