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Table 1 Complete list of learning objectives addressed in ResistanceSim

From: ResistanceSim: development and acceptability study of a serious game to improve understanding of insecticide resistance management in vector control programmes

Topic

Learning objective

Stakeholders

Identify which stakeholders to involve in insecticide resistance management planning

Vectors

Compare the data obtained from various mosquito collection methods

Compare the data obtained from different species identification methods

Identify which collection method is required to determine transmission intensity

Explain why it is important to use consistent collection sites

Explain how vector bionomics influence intervention choices

Resistance

Describe the process of generating insecticide susceptibility data

Identify the collection and test methods available to determine insecticide susceptibility, resistance intensity, and resistance mechanisms

Describe the data required to construct a resistance profile

Explain the importance of species identification in constructing a resistance profile and interpreting resistance data

Illustrate the effect of continuously using insecticides with one mode of action

Evaluate the different insecticide resistance management strategies available

Apply this evaluation to make an appropriate resistance management plan

Evidence-based decisions

Explain why it is important to look at data before making an intervention decision

Evaluate what insecticide class to use based on the resistance data

Assess when to deploy an intervention based on vector density and transmission data

Intervention monitoring

Explain why it is important to use consistent methodology for routine monitoring

Identify the information that different intervention monitoring tools provide

Explain how quality assuring interventions contributes to insecticide resistance management

Compare the information gathered from different monitoring tools

Explain why it is important to monitor transmission

Explain why it is important to monitor insecticide susceptibility, resistance intensity, and resistance mechanisms

Demonstrate how to improve the quality and coverage of an intervention

Finances

Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of various intervention strategies

  1. These learning objectives were first identified during stakeholder workshops, and further revised during the game development process