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ArticleInternational health2018

Addressing challenges faced by insecticide spraying for the control of dengue fever in Bangkok, Thailand: a qualitative approach.

Peeradone Srichan, Saranath Lawpoolsri Niyom, Oranut Pacheun, Sopon Iamsirithawon, Supawat Chatchen, Caroline Jones, Lisa J White, Wirichada Pan-Ngum

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Article in International health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Peeradone SrichanDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Saranath Lawpoolsri NiyomDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Oranut PacheunFaculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Sopon IamsirithawonDepartment of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nontaburi, Thailand.
Supawat ChatchenDepartment of Tropical Pediatrics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Caroline JonesNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Lisa J WhiteMahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wirichada Pan-NgumDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mahidol University · THMinistry of Public Health · THThammasat University · THUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study focused on evaluating the fumigation scheme and identifying problems encountered during the operation in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration area. Methods: Ten district health officers working in different fumigation teams of the dengue outbreak control programme around Bangkok had participated in an in-depth interview. Five predetermined themes, including (i) dengue surveillance and control strategy, (ii) quality and availability of equipment, (iii) delays, (iv) human resources, and (v) area coverage, and other emerging themes were addressed during the interviews. Results: Although the staff seemed to know the operation protocol of the dengue surveillance and control programmes well, they encountered some difficulties in accessing households for proper spraying, and a lack of human and material resources, especially during an outbreak. Other emerging themes concerned inefficient communications among the sectors from hospital to district offices, leading to inaccurate or missing patient addresses for spraying, and the lack of community networks and public cooperation for the dengue control programmes. Conclusions: The findings suggest that coordination among the relevant health sectors to acquire accurate and timely information about dengue cases is essential. Involving community networks should help to improve public engagement with and participation in the surveillance and outbreak control programmes.

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Community NetworksDengueFumigationGovernment ProgramsHumansInsecticidesMosquito ControlThailandWorkforceInsecticides

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PMID29912451
PMCPMC6104709
OpenAlexW2809110310

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