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Many vector control campaigns do not engage communities prior to implementation, leading to program failure. Those that do often conduct basic knowledge, attitude, and practice surveys that are not designed to explicitly elicit preferences. Here, we applied a novel stated preference elicitation tool, best-worst choice, to understand preferences, willingness to participate, and willingness to pay for mosquito control in dengue-endemic communities of Pe\u00f1uelas, Puerto Rico. Findings revealed that the community preferred mosquito control programs that are 1) applied at the neighborhood level, 2) implemented by the local government, and 3) focused specifically on reducing disease transmission (e.g., dengue) instead of mosquito nuisance. Programs targeting the reduction of disease transmission and higher educational level of participants increased willingness to participate. Participants were willing to pay an average of $72 annually to have a program targeting the reduction of diseases such as dengue. This study serves as a model to engage communities in the design of mosquito control programs and improve stakeholders\u2019 decision-making.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.22-0528","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,23]],"date-time":"2024-01-23T20:59:30Z","timestamp":1706043570000},"page":"540-548","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Preferences and Demand for Mosquito Control among Dengue-Endemic Communities in Pe\u00f1uelas, Puerto Rico: An Application of the Best-Worst Choice Model"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"110","author":[{"given":"Valerie","family":"Madera-Garcia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9 R.","family":"Soto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katherine D.","family":"Ellingson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Jacobs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;"},{"name":"Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathleen R.","family":"Walker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kacey C.","family":"Ernst","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2795","reference":[{"key":"b1","series-title":"J Med Entomol","first-page":"10","article-title":"A review of the control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the continental United States","volume":"58","author":"McGregor","year":"2020"},{"key":"b2","series-title":"Dengue Fever: A Resilient Threat in the Face of Innovation","first-page":"39","author":"Kweka"},{"key":"b3","series-title":"Trends Parasitol","first-page":"114","article-title":"Feeding strategies of anthropophilic mosquitoes result in increased risk of pathogen transmission","volume":"28","author":"Scott","year":"2012"},{"key":"b4","series-title":"Innovative Strategies for Vector Control: Progress in the Global Vector Control Response","first-page":"59","author":"Ritchie"},{"key":"b5","series-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg","first-page":"820","article-title":"Habitat segregation of dengue vectors along an urban environmental gradient","volume":"76","author":"Cox","year":"2007"},{"key":"b6","series-title":"Med Vet Entomol","first-page":"421","article-title":"Spatial and temporal patterns of abundance of Aedes aegypti L. 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