IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 1278: Scaling up of Eco-Bio-Social Strategy to Control Aedes aegypti in Highly Vulnerable Areas in Fortaleza, Brazil: A Cluster, Non-Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 1278: Scaling up of Eco-Bio-Social Strategy to Control Aedes aegypti in Highly Vulnerable Areas in Fortaleza, Brazil: A Cluster, Non-Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031278 Authors: Suyanne Freire de Macêdo Kellyanne Abreu Silva Renata Borges de Vasconcelos Izautina Vasconcelos de Sousa Lyvia Patrícia Soares Mesquita Roberta Duarte Maia Barakat Hélida Melo Conrado Fernandes Ana Carolina Melo Queiroz Gerarlene Ponte Guimarães Santos Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho Gabriel Carrasquilla Andrea Caprara José Wellington de Oliveira Lima Aedes aegypti is a cosmopolitan vector for arboviruses dengue, Zika and chikungunya, disseminated in all Brazilian states. The Eco-Bio-Social (EBS) strategy is vital in Aedes aegypti control as it mobilizes stakeholders (government, professionals, society, and academics) to promote healthy environments. This paper describes the rationale and methods of expanding the EBS strategy for Aedes aegypti control in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil. A cluster, non-randomized controlled clinical trial was developed to analyze the strategy’s effectiveness in vulnerable territories (high incidence of dengue and violent deaths; low HDI; substandard urban infrastructure, high population density, and water scarcity). We selected two intervention and two control groups, resulting in a sample of approximately 1...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research