@article{fdi:010077357,
  title = {{I}s perceived exposure to mosquitoes associated with actual exposure ? {R}esults from studies in high-risk and low-risk geographic areas},
  author = {{G}aillard, {B}{\'e}atrice and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {D}ormont, {L}. and {J}ay-{R}obert, {P}. and de {L}urbe, {D}. {D}. and {E}tienne, {M}. and {B}audin, {A}. and {R}aude, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}erceived exposure to mosquitoes plays a fundamental role in the adoption of a range of protective behaviors aiming to prevent and control mosquito-borne disease. {H}owever, it is largely unknown in the present literature to what extent perceived exposure is associated with actual exposure. {M}oreover, the perception of nuisance may depend on the natural environment in which human populations are living, and especially its epidemiological context. {I}n this study, the hypothesis that perceived exposure is driven by mosquito abundance was tested in two different geographic areas. {W}e compared a range of perceived nuisance measures-collected through questionnaires-with egg number measured within ovitraps located in the south of {F}rance, which has been recently colonized by an arbovirus vector, and {L}a {M}artinique island, a tropical {F}rench territory, which has a long history of outbreaks of mosquito-borne pathogens. {U}nexpectedly, only the nuisance due to mosquito noise was correlated with ovitrap activity in southern {F}rance. {A}ll other perceived exposure measures, both in the south of {F}rance and in {M}artinique, were not correlated with egg number surrounding households investigated. {T}hese results suggest the existence of habituation effects that may disturb the engagement in adaptive behaviors in the face of change in the entomological conditions.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {FRANCE} ; {MARTINIQUE} ; {FORT} {DE} {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {LE} {LORRAIN} ; {JACOU} ; {LA} {GRANDE} {MOTTE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {101},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {976--979},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.19-0074},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077357},
}