Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, 180 Jones Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 May;8(5):1358-67. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8051358. Epub 2011 May 3.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a public health educational campaign to reduce backyard mosquito-larval habitats. Three communities each, within two New Jersey counties, were randomly selected to receive: (1) both education and mosquito control, (2) education only, and (3) no education or mosquito control. Four separate educational events included a 5-day elementary school curriculum in the spring, and three door to door distributions of educational brochures. Before and after each educational event, the numbers of mosquito-larval container habitats were counted in 50 randomly selected homes per study area. Container surveys allowed us to measure source reduction behavior. Although we saw reductions in container habitats in sites receiving education, they were not significantly different from the control. Our results suggest that traditional passive means of public education, which were often considered the gold standard for mosquito control programs, are not sufficient to motivate residents to reduce backyard mosquito-larval habitats.
本研究旨在评估一项减少后院蚊虫幼虫栖息地的公共卫生教育活动的效果。在新泽西州的两个县内，每个县随机选择了三个社区，分别接受以下三种干预措施：（1）教育和蚊虫控制；（2）仅教育；（3）无教育或蚊虫控制。四项单独的教育活动包括春季为期五天的小学课程，以及三次挨家挨户分发教育小册子。在每次教育活动前后，我们都会在每个研究区域的 50 个随机家庭中计算蚊虫幼虫容器栖息地的数量。容器调查使我们能够衡量源头减少行为。尽管我们在接受教育的地点看到了容器栖息地的减少，但与对照组相比，这些减少并不显著。我们的研究结果表明，传统的被动式公众教育方法，通常被认为是蚊虫控制项目的黄金标准，不足以激励居民减少后院蚊虫幼虫栖息地。
