@article{fdi:010068612, title = {{S}ocio-ecological factors contributing to the exposure of human populations to mosquito bites that transmit dengue fever, chikungunya and zika viruses : a comparison between mainland {F}rance and the {F}rench {A}ntilles}, author = {{C}laeys, {C}. and {R}obles, {C}. and {B}ertaudiere-{M}ontes, {V}. and {D}eschamps-{C}ottin, {M}. and {T}epongning {M}egnifo, {H}. and {P}elagie-{M}outenda, {R}. and {J}eannin, {C}. and {S}onor, {F}. and {D}ollin, {C}. and {S}ense, {M}. and {B}ravet, {P}. and {W}eill, {L}. and {D}emerrisse, {C}. and {M}azurek, {H}ubert and {A}rrhegini, {L}. and {E}tienne, {M}. and {Y}ebakima, {A}. and {G}ustave, {J}. and {F}ouque, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his article presents the findings of a research programme involving both researchers and operators involved in {V}ector {C}ontrol in {F}rance and the {F}rench {A}ntilles. {W}e used an interdisciplinary approach to analyse how socio-ecological factors interact to contribute to the exposure of urban and suburban populations to {A}edes aegypti and {A}edes albopictus, mosquitoes that vector the chikungunya, zika and dengue fever viruses. {O}ur analysis indicates that, beyond the territorial specificities of the sites studied, similar processes work to encourage the presence of mosquitoes at homes in both zones: the presence of water, the structure of gardens, inhabitants' representations of the risk related to mosquitoes, and/or their personal experience. {I}n the {F}rench {A}ntilles, the presence of larval breeding sites is also tied to a lack of urban infrastructure. {W}e identify two main categories of larval breeding sites in individual homes: "{B}ehavioural {H}abitats" ({BH}s) and "{S}tructural {H}abitats" ({SH}s). {W}hile the presence of {BH}s is related to inhabitants' behaviour, {SH}s are mainly the product of building and garden design. {P}revention aimed at curbing larval breeding sites as such needs to begin at the building and garden design stage. {T}his article makes recommendations regarding the layout and management of buildings and gardens.}, keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {ANTILLES} {FRANCAISES}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironnement, {R}isques et {S}ant{\'e}}, volume = {15}, numero = {4}, pages = {318--325}, ISSN = {1635-0421}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1684/ers.2016.0870}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068612}, }