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Ana De Menezes1, Ana Carolina Nunes2, Denise Nacif Pimenta3
1Department of Geography and Environment, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, United Kingdom.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|January 24, 2022
Summary
This study maps research on gender and vector control, finding most studies focus on the Global South. It highlights that gender is often limited to motherhood and implementation, not policy development.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Gender Studies
- Vector-Borne Disease Control
Background:
- Gender significantly influences healthcare systems and arboviral vector control efforts.
- A comprehensive analysis of the gendered dimensions of vector control is currently lacking.
- Understanding these dynamics is crucial for effective public health interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct the first thematic scoping and spatial distribution analysis of literature on gender, community health workers, and vector control.
- To identify research gaps and trends in the intersection of gender and vector control strategies.
- To inform more inclusive and effective vector control policy development.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of academic literature from Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed (7,367 articles initially).
- Machine learning techniques, including text mining and quantitative text analysis, applied to 2,812 selected articles.
- Topic modeling used to assess thematic scope and spatial distribution of research themes.
Main Results:
- Research is predominantly situated in the Global South (Latin America, Africa, Asia), areas with high vector-borne disease incidence.
- Significant spatial heterogeneities exist in research location and methodology.
- Thematic analysis reveals a focus on sex (e.g., pregnancy) and gender related to motherhood, with limited exploration beyond reproductive health.
- Gender considerations are primarily addressed during policy implementation rather than development.
Conclusions:
- Current literature on gender and vector control is concentrated in specific regions and often narrowly defines gendered issues.
- There is a critical need to broaden the analysis of gender beyond binary sex differences and reproductive health in vector control.
- Future research should aim to integrate gender perspectives throughout the entire policy cycle, from development to delivery, for more equitable and effective outcomes.
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