Assessing the Capacity of Vector Management Programs in the United States to Provide Comprehensive Community-level Tick Management Services
Contact:
Thomas J. “Chip” Daymude
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: (470) 553-3567
Email: qkh7@cdc.gov
1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods 2
2. Procedures for the Collection of Information 2
3. Methods to maximize Response Rates and Deal with No Response 2
4. Tests of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken 2
5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data 2
The collection involves statistical methods. The purpose of the collection is to make statistical generalizations beyond the particular respondents.
We will be surveying vector control operations in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Upper Midwest, and Pacific coast states. We are aiming to solicit responses from a large portion of this community. This is a small tight-knit community with close connections to CDC and the CDC-funded regional Centers for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases. Our primary target for this survey are public vector control agencies. Based upon a list of agencies compiled by CDC, we expect approximately 200 responses from our target regions. Private operators will be surveyed as well to determine their current operations, but are not the primary target of this survey.
The survey will be distributed digitally using REDCap. Distribution will occur broadly through professional listservs and using email lists maintained by CDC. We will also partner with local mosquito control organizations to recruit participants at their annual meetings. The survey will be open at a time when operations are slow for the target community and will be open for approximately five months so that it can be shared broadly with the community.
The survey will be deployed in the winter through the spring, when many vector control operations are not highly active. It will also be advertised at many local and national professional meetings that are targeted to these communities and be distributed through contact lists maintained by CDC and the CDC-funded regional center for excellence in vector-borne diseases. If we find responses are lower than expected in our first year, we will distribute the survey for a second year to bolster our number of responses.
No pretests are planned
Dr. James Burtis (CDC NCEZID DVBD BDB EET) will analyze the survey data. His email address is ptd6@cdc.gov and phone number is 970-305-0151.
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| Author | Samuel, Lee (CDC/OID/NCEZID) |
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| File Created | 2022-09-19 |