Rice farmers’ perceptions and acceptability in the use of a combination of biolarvicide (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israeliensis) and fertilizers application for malaria control and increase rice productivity in a rural district of central Tanzania

Rice farmers’ perceptions and acceptability in the use of a combination of biolarvicide (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israeliensis) and fertilizers application for malaria control and increase rice productivity in a rural district of central Tanzania

Abstract Background The use of larval source management as a supplementary intervention for malaria control has not been widely used in rural Africa due to perceived high costs and complex logistics. To reduce the cost of larviciding in rice farming communities, concurrent application of biolarvicid...

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Main Authors: Humphrey D. Mazigo, Isolide S. Massawe, Susan F. Rumisha, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Leonard E. G. Mboera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Biolarvicide
Fertilizer
Malaria
Larviciding
Rice harvest
Community acceptability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2697-y

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