id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-025790-k8v832rl Gowelo, Steven Community factors affecting participation in larval source management for malaria control in Chikwawa District, Southern Malawi 2020-06-02 .txt text/plain 6806 338 47 This is due to a number of factors including a lack of data on local larval mosquito vector ecology [20] , lack of local evidence for LSM in malaria control, and concerns about the cost of implementation on a large scale. These LSM committees were formed to carry out LSM activities in each selected village, and they were tasked with quarterly mapping of potential mosquito larval habitats, lobbying for and coordinating community participation in larval habitat draining and filling, and Bti application. Removing these potential breeding sites is the only sure way forward'' (IDI, Community participant, Jana) "If we are not careful, discharging water anyhow into these swamps creates suitable environments for mosquito proliferation, a thing which can increase malaria prevalence in the area" (FGD, LSM committee, FAC). Findings of the present study show that community involvement in LSM increased awareness of malaria as a health problem, its risk factors and control strategies. ./cache/cord-025790-k8v832rl.txt ./txt/cord-025790-k8v832rl.txt