Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, continues to be a significant public health burden in tropical and subtropical regions. Traditional vector control methods, primarily reliant on insecticides and larvicides, face challenges because of emerging insecticide...
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| author | Peter Dambach Valérie R. Louis Claire J. Standley Carlos Alberto Montenegro-Quiñonez |
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| description | Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, continues to be a significant public health burden in tropical and subtropical regions. Traditional vector control methods, primarily reliant on insecticides and larvicides, face challenges because of emerging insecticide resistance and limited community engagement. This narrative review explores co-creation as a collaborative approach to dengue control, where communities actively participate in designing and implementing solutions. Through an examination of existing literature, we discuss the rationale for co-creation, the various methods employed, evidence for effectiveness, challenges, and other items. Findings from previous studies suggest that co-creation can empower communities by fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility for dengue control efforts. Using local knowledge and insights, co-creation approaches have also been shown to identify and address specific community needs and preferences, leading to more contextually relevant interventions. Additionally, co-creation initiatives have demonstrated success in promoting behavior change within communities, leading to increased uptakes of preventive measures such as proper waste management and use of personal protective measures. However, challenges such as building trust and collaboration, addressing power dynamics, and ensuring long-term sustainability remain critical factors that are essential to foster collaboration, empower communities, and develop sustainable strategies for dengue control in affected regions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e3ba18c3e504a9cb2316f7c7083404b2025-02-05T12:46:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802024-12-0117110.1080/16549716.2024.24263482426348Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector controlPeter Dambach0Valérie R. Louis1Claire J. Standley2Carlos Alberto Montenegro-Quiñonez3University of HeidelbergUniversity of HeidelbergUniversity of HeidelbergUniversity of HeidelbergDengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, continues to be a significant public health burden in tropical and subtropical regions. Traditional vector control methods, primarily reliant on insecticides and larvicides, face challenges because of emerging insecticide resistance and limited community engagement. This narrative review explores co-creation as a collaborative approach to dengue control, where communities actively participate in designing and implementing solutions. Through an examination of existing literature, we discuss the rationale for co-creation, the various methods employed, evidence for effectiveness, challenges, and other items. Findings from previous studies suggest that co-creation can empower communities by fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility for dengue control efforts. Using local knowledge and insights, co-creation approaches have also been shown to identify and address specific community needs and preferences, leading to more contextually relevant interventions. Additionally, co-creation initiatives have demonstrated success in promoting behavior change within communities, leading to increased uptakes of preventive measures such as proper waste management and use of personal protective measures. However, challenges such as building trust and collaboration, addressing power dynamics, and ensuring long-term sustainability remain critical factors that are essential to foster collaboration, empower communities, and develop sustainable strategies for dengue control in affected regions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2426348dengue feverco-creationcommunity engagementvector controlparticipatory approachesparticipatory map creationcitizen science |
| spellingShingle | Peter Dambach Valérie R. Louis Claire J. Standley Carlos Alberto Montenegro-Quiñonez Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control Global Health Action dengue fever co-creation community engagement vector control participatory approaches participatory map creation citizen science |
| title | Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control |
| title_full | Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control |
| title_fullStr | Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control |
| title_short | Beyond top-down: community co-creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control |
| title_sort | beyond top down community co creation approaches for sustainable dengue vector control |
| topic | dengue fever co-creation community engagement vector control participatory approaches participatory map creation citizen science |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2426348 |
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