Impact of health education on voluntary participation in anti-larval measures

Sunny, P.J.; Jain, D.C.; Rao, C.K.

Journal of Communicable Diseases 16(4): 335-337

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5138
PMID: 6535794
Document Number: 228116
A study in a rural area of Calicut District, Kerala, India, showed that health education facilitated community participation in measures taken against larvae of mosquito vectors of filariasis. The measures involved weekly spray application of a combination of temephos and fenthion, and efficacy was determined from monthly mosquito collections.

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