Specific fidelity descriptors for the community intervention against dengue fever | |
What: strengthening community knowledge and capacity building on dengue fever and mosquito control with an emphasis on community participation | |
How: through awareness-raising for behaviour change based on Bandura’s social cognitive theory: in the training provided to community workers, they will acquire knowledge and attitudes favourable to antivectorial control, and as they conduct activities in their neighbourhood, other members of the community will be encouraged to observe and imitate them | |
How often: 1 talk per week per zone (total of 8 talks/zone) 1 door-to-door outing per week per zone (total of 8 door-to-door outings/zone) 1 theatrical performance/month per zone (total of 2 theatrical performances/zone) 1 community activity/zone 22 posters in 17 sites over 4 months | |
To whom: the community living within a 1-km radius of the CSPS | |
By whom: representatives of the community: community-based health workers, associations, religious and traditional leaders, representatives of AGIR | |
Specifications related to context: involvement of the mayor’s office, CSPS, climate, other ongoing interventions |