Community-based malaria control in southern Malawi: a description of experimental interventions of community workshops, house improvement and larval source management

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Topics of workshops on house improvement led by health animators

Phase	Workshop/topic		Learning/action objective
A. Community workshops on house improvement (July–December 2015)
	1	Housing situation, brick baking	Prepare community for house improvement, plan brick baking
	2	Mosquito house entry behaviour	Able to explain mosquito behaviour and protection methods
	3	Methods of house improvement	Able to describe appropriate methods of house improvement
	4	Organizing and action planning	Prepare village-wide plan for house improvement
	5	1st evaluation of progress	Describe progress and plan further activities
	6	2nd evaluation of progress	Same as above
	7	3rd evaluation of progress	Same as above
	8	Maintenance of house improvement^a	Motivated to maintain structural house improvements
	9	Closing door, windows after dark	Able to explain importance of closing door, windows after dark
B. Establishing demonstration houses (August–September 2016)
	10	Meetings at focal area-, village-level	Plan activities and roles for Phase 2
	12	Establish demonstration house	Show example of properly sealed eaves to all villagers
	13	Village event	Launch campaign and plan activities ahead
C. Training of village committees (April 2017)
	14	Identification of gaps and maintenance	Committees motivated and skilled to address shortcomings in HI

See Additional file 2
^aThis activity was added as a topic in regular ongoing community workshops on malaria