Pacheco-Zapata M. auteur aut IRD Pérez-Lombardini F. auteur aut IRD Roche Benjamin auteur aut IRD Arnal Audrey auteur aut IRD Marcé E. auteur aut IRD Suzán G. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Although disease ecology recognizes the multiplicity of factors involved in the (re)emergence of vector-borne diseases (VBD), it is necessary to strengthen attention to the social context and the social determinants of health. It is essential to integrate a sociocultural approach to health into the biological analysis of VBD ecology. To implement a coherent One Health approach in the prevention and control of VBD, it is pivotal to first understand the social and ecological interactions of the local context. Between October 2021 and June 2022, a social contextual study was made through surveys, semi-structured interviews and participatory activities in 12 localities with diverse ecological, economic and socio-cultural contexts in the Yucatan Peninsula. Through the perceptions of the populations on health and VBD, specifically mosquitoes, we gained knowledge on sociocultural dynamics that influence people's relationship with pathogens. Local knowledge, management, and control of vectors; interactions with domestic and wild animals; and health-landscape relationship, were identified as factors that determine health-disease processes. This study contributed to a better understanding of local contexts and therefore, to the design of socially pertinent strategies for the reduction of vector-borne diseases risk scenarios in the study sites with an integrated approach. specialized One health Vector-borne diseases Mosquito Local knowledge Perceptions Social contextual study Yucatan peninsula MEXIQUE 052 082 021 362 117415 [8 p.] 2024 0277-9536 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091984 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117415 0277-9536 [F B010091984] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091984 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2024-12/010091984.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2024-12-04 2025-11-06 fdi:010091984 fre