ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2012
The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa.
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- Rat Infestation in Gauteng Province: Lived Experiences of Kathlehong Township Residents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Rodent control to fight Lassa fever: Evaluation and lessons learned from a 4-year study in Upper Guinea.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- An Evaluation of Removal Trapping to Control Rodents Inside Homes in a Plague-Endemic Region of Rural Northwestern Uganda.Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Range Measurement and a Habitat Suitability Map for the Norway Rat in a Highly Developed Urban Environment.Tropical life sciences research · 2015Article
- Rats: if you can't beat them eat them! (Tricks of the trade observed among the Adi and other North-East Indian tribals).Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundRodent infestations are a public health problem in poor urban communities. The use of illegal street pesticides to control rodent infestations with resulting poisonings is an additional public health concern receiving limited attention in many developing countries, including South Africa.
methodsParticipants in a household intervention in two poor urban areas of Cape Town, South Africa, received two high quality rat traps. Reported in this article are the results of a follow-up survey conducted six months after distribution to assess community perceived acceptability of using rat traps instead of toxic pesticides (N = 175).
resultsOf the 175 respondents that were followed up, 88% used the traps and only 35% continued using pesticides after the intervention. The analysis identified perceived effectiveness of the traps (prevalence odds ratio 18.00, 95% confidence interval 4.62 to 70.14), being male (prevalence odds ratio 8.86, 95% confidence interval 1.73 to 45.19), and the willingness to buy traps from an informal market (prevalence odds ratio 17.75, 95% confidence interval 4.22 to 74.57) as significantly associated with the acceptance of trap use.
conclusionsRat traps, when introduced to poor urban communities, are acceptable as an alternative to toxic pesticides for rodent control. Sustainability of trap use, however, needs to be researched, especially cost and cost-benefit.
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