The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorRoomaney, Rifqahen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEhrlich, Rodneyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRother, Hanna-Andreaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-23T12:10:20Z
dc.date.available2015-11-23T12:10:20Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Rodent infestations are a public health problem in poor urban communities. The use of illegal street pesticides to control rodent infestations with resulting poisonings is an additional public health concern receiving limited attention in many developing countries, including South Africa. METHODS: Participants in a household intervention in two poor urban areas of Cape Town, South Africa, received two high quality rat traps. Reported in this article are the results of a follow-up survey conducted six months after distribution to assess community perceived acceptability of using rat traps instead of toxic pesticides (N=175). RESULTS: Of the 175 respondents that were followed up, 88% used the traps and only 35% continued using pesticides after the intervention. The analysis identified perceived effectiveness of the traps (prevalence odds ratio 18.00, 95% confidence interval 4.62 to 70.14), being male (prevalence odds ratio 8.86, 95% confidence interval 1.73 to 45.19), and the willingness to buy traps from an informal market (prevalence odds ratio 17.75, 95% confidence interval 4.22 to 74.57) as significantly associated with the acceptance of trap use. CONCLUSIONS: Rat traps, when introduced to poor urban communities, are acceptable as an alternative to toxic pesticides for rodent control. Sustainability of trap use, however, needs to be researched, especially cost and cost-benefit.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRoomaney, R., Ehrlich, R., & Rother, H. (2012). The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa. <i>Environmental Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15263en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRoomaney, Rifqah, Rodney Ehrlich, and Hanna-Andrea Rother "The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa." <i>Environmental Health</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15263en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRoomaney, R., Ehrlich, R., & Rother, H. A. (2012). The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa. Environmental Health, 11(1), 32.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Roomaney, Rifqah AU - Ehrlich, Rodney AU - Rother, Hanna-Andrea AB - BACKGROUND: Rodent infestations are a public health problem in poor urban communities. The use of illegal street pesticides to control rodent infestations with resulting poisonings is an additional public health concern receiving limited attention in many developing countries, including South Africa. METHODS: Participants in a household intervention in two poor urban areas of Cape Town, South Africa, received two high quality rat traps. Reported in this article are the results of a follow-up survey conducted six months after distribution to assess community perceived acceptability of using rat traps instead of toxic pesticides (N=175). RESULTS: Of the 175 respondents that were followed up, 88% used the traps and only 35% continued using pesticides after the intervention. The analysis identified perceived effectiveness of the traps (prevalence odds ratio 18.00, 95% confidence interval 4.62 to 70.14), being male (prevalence odds ratio 8.86, 95% confidence interval 1.73 to 45.19), and the willingness to buy traps from an informal market (prevalence odds ratio 17.75, 95% confidence interval 4.22 to 74.57) as significantly associated with the acceptance of trap use. CONCLUSIONS: Rat traps, when introduced to poor urban communities, are acceptable as an alternative to toxic pesticides for rodent control. Sustainability of trap use, however, needs to be researched, especially cost and cost-benefit. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1476-069X-11-32 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Environmental Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa TI - The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15263 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15263
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-32
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRoomaney R, Ehrlich R, Rother H. The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa. Environmental Health. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15263.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2012 Roomaney et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceEnvironmental Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.ehjournal.net/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherrat trap useen_ZA
dc.subject.otherpesticidesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherrodent controlen_ZA
dc.subject.otherpoor urban communitiesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.titleThe acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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