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Expanding the Role of Women in Vector Control: Case Studies From Madagascar, Rwanda, and Zambia

Tess Shiras, Meghan Tammaro, Benjamin Johns, Kathryn Stillman, Allison Belemvire, Godfrey Karera, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Timothée Gandaho, Nduka Iwuchukwu and Abigail Donner
Global Health: Science and Practice June 2023, 11(3):e2200508; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00508
Tess Shiras
aAbt Associates, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Meghan Tammaro
aAbt Associates, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Benjamin Johns
bNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Formerly of Abt Associates, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Kathryn Stillman
aAbt Associates, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Allison Belemvire
cU.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA.
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Godfrey Karera
dAbt Associates, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Emmanuel Hakizimana
eMalaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Timothée Gandaho
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Nduka Iwuchukwu
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Abigail Donner
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    TABLE 1.

    Women Employed in Seasonal Vector Control in Madagascar, Rwanda, and Zambia, 2019–2021

    Employee CategoryYearMadagascar, No. (%)Rwanda, No. (%)Zambia, No. (%) 
    All seasonal employees2019987 (35.0)1,453 (39.5)2,175 (24.0)
    2020263 (21.2)1,894 (28.5)5,663 (41.9)
    2021314 (24.7)2,177 (32.3)9,511 (45.2)
    Spray operators201981 (9.8)891 (52.0)517 (35.2)
    202083 (11.8)863 (49.6)780 (44.0)
    2021111 (15.5)973 (52.1)814 (40.7)
    Supervisors201973 (30.0)303 (48.0)22 (25.0)
    202055 (28.9)334 (48.6)269 (37.0)
    202165 (32.2)351 (48.7)300 (38.0)
    Entomology employees202077 (41.2)64 (47.8)41 (11.4)
    202199 (36.0)68 (47.2)39 (12.2)
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    TABLE 2.

    Spray Operator Efficiency and Effectiveness on Average Across Madagascar, Rwanda, and Zambia, 2020 and 2021

    Indicator20202021
    WomenMenP ValueaWomenMenP Valuea 
    Average number of days spray operator worked22.422.4.7221.621.4.02
    Average number of structures found per spray operator13.213.4<.0112.712.9<.01
    Average number of structures sprayed per spray operator per day12.713.0<.0112.312.5<.01
    Average percentage of structures found that are sprayed per spray operator, %96.396.5.0996.4596.52.52
    • ↵a Significant at P<.05.

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