Blackfly control from a health education perspective: the individual, the organization, and sustainability of the process

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Érika Silva do Nascimento-Carvalho, Marilza Maia-Herzog
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Entomological surveillance; Insect control; Health education; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0264-2016; https://doaj.org/article/886fef370a5f4893989c4da4c391e12f

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study analyzed blackfly awareness and perceptions of health education practices for blackfly control among vulnerable populations in Brazil. METHODS: An exploratory descriptive quantitative research analysis was performed to investigate and analyze the awareness of and potential participation in blackfly control measures by vulnerable populations. RESULTS: Countryside resident participants (n = 24/38; 63.2% of the total sample) reported that blackflies were an obstacle to the performance of their work activities. CONCLUSIONS: Blackflies are a public health problem, and actions for blackfly control have been carried out without social participation or educational health practices that involve proper community knowledge.