Participatory approaches for raising awareness among subsistence farmers in Tanzania about the spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and the possible link to improper agricultural pesticide use
Abstract Background Insecticide resistance is a key barrier to long-term malaria control, and it may be exacerbated by poor agricultural pesticide use. Current practices, however, do not link public health and agricultural pesticide use. This study investigated the perspectives of farmers and other...
Main Authors: | Nancy Stephen Matowo, Marcel Tanner, Benigni Alfred Temba, Marceline Finda, Yeromin Paul Mlacha, Jürg Utzinger, Fredros Oketch Okumu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04289-1 |
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