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

Malaria Journal

Table 3 Outline of topics of workshops on larval source management led by health animators

Category	Workshop/topic		Learning objective
Basics	1	Breeding of malaria mosquitoes	Understand larval breeding, establish LSM committee
	2	Collecting and recognizing mosquito larvae	Able to distinguish larvae of malaria mosquitoes
	3	Draining and filling of breeding sites	Understand methods of filling and draining
Planning	4	Exploring where mosquitoes breed	Mapping of breeding sites in the village
	5	Community organizing to remove breeding	Prepare a plan for village-wide LSM; agree on roles
	6	Killing mosquito larvae with Bti	Understand role of Bti to complement filling, draining
Action	7–12	Community action to reduce breeding	Bti team and villagers evaluate and plan activities