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Door to Door Survey and Community Participation to Implement a New County Mosquito Control Program in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA

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  • Amanda Grantham

    (Wayne County Health Department, Goldsboro, NC 27534, USA)

  • Alice L. Anderson

    (East Carolina University, 3403 Belk, Greenville, NC 27858, USA)

  • Timothy Kelley

    (East Carolina University, 3405 Belk, Greenville, NC 27858, USA)

Abstract

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.

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  • Amanda Grantham & Alice L. Anderson & Timothy Kelley, 2009. "Door to Door Survey and Community Participation to Implement a New County Mosquito Control Program in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:8:p:2150-2159:d:5457
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