Synergies between technology, participation and citizen science in a community-based dengue prevention program

dc.contributorUniversidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" (PY)
dc.creatorParra Trepowski, Cristhian Daniel
dc.creatorCernuzzi, Luca Carlo
dc.creatorRojas, Rodrigo
dc.creatorDenis, Delsy
dc.creatorRivas, Sofia
dc.creatorPaciello Coronel, Julio Manuel
dc.creatorColoma, Josefina
dc.creatorHolston, James
dc.date2022-04-27T01:07:50Z
dc.date2022-04-27T01:07:50Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T13:29:36Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T13:29:36Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3690
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8806198
dc.descriptionAs mosquito-borne diseases like Dengue and Zika continue to develop, traditional approaches have not curbed the epidemics, and evidence suggests community-based programs are an effective alternative. In Paraguay, more than 8,300 cases of dengue were reported in 2019. Recent entomological surveys found the percentage of houses with Aedes Aegypti larvae is as high as 20% in the capital. In this context and based upon the experiences of Camino Verde and DengueChat in Nicaragua, we started the TopaDengue project, a community-based intervention, supported by ICTs, in one of the most vulnerable territories of the Paraguayan capital, the Bañado Sur of Asunción. In order to inform our design of the socio-technical ICT platform, our fieldwork in this community explored the dynamic of interaction between researchers, facilitators, volunteers, the extended community, and technologies. Combining both paper and digital technologies with a continuous feedback loop between research, design, and community action, within a citizen science initiative, were key to strengthen socialization and management processes of a community-based entomological surveillance program.
dc.descriptionCONACYT – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
dc.descriptionPROCIENCIA
dc.languageeng
dc.relationPINV15-188
dc.rightsembargoed access
dc.subject7 Salud
dc.subjectGESTION DE LA INFORMACION
dc.subjectDENGUE
dc.subjectAEDES AEGYPTI
dc.subjectSISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
dc.titleSynergies between technology, participation and citizen science in a community-based dengue prevention program
dc.typeresearch article


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