W. Abeyewickreme|Ananda R. Wickremasinghe|K Karunatilake|Johannes Sommerfeld|Axel Kroeger
Community mobilization and household level waste management for dengue vector control in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka; an intervention study
University of Kelaniya|University of Kelaniya|University of Kelaniya|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
waste management community mobilization reduce breeding places household level could effective sustainable dengue vector control strategy areas vector breeding takes place small discarded water containers objective study assess validity assumptionan intervention study conducted february 2009 february 2010 populous gampaha district sri lanka eight neighborhoods clusters roughly 200 houses selected randomly high low dengue endemic areas 4 allocated intervention arm 2 high 2 low endemicity areas way 4 clusters control arm baseline household survey conducted entomological sociological surveys carried simultaneously baseline 3 months 9 months 15 months start intervention intervention programme treatment clusters consisted building partnerships local stakeholders waste management household level promotion composting biodegradable household waste raising awareness importance solid waste management dengue control improving garbage collection assistance local government authoritiesthe intervention control clusters similar significant differences pupal larval indices aedes mosquitoes establishment partnerships among local authorities well accepted sustainable involvement communities households successful waste management elimination productive water container types bowls tins bottles led significant reduction pupal indices proxy adult vector densitiesthe coordination local authorities along increased household responsibility targeted vector interventions case solid waste management due type preferred vector breeding places vital effective sustained dengue control