Community outreach staff perceptions of factors contributing to the a) success and b) barriers/challenges with respect to community participation (ref Q46)

Country	Successes	Barriers
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq	Community awareness staff believe that the most important factors that contribute to success are the presentation of information in a simplified manner and by common means	As for the barriers/challenges in community participation, the community's lack of interest in such topics
Jordan		Lack of awareness about vectors of arboviral diseases
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya		No specific program
Morocco
Oman	HCW awareness, resources, SH engagement
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia		Most of the affected communities are mobile and others live in camps where implementation of such activities are difficult. Insecurity limits access to some of these populations
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen	Availability of a community guideline on malaria and dengue awareness. Political commitment and establishment of steering committee on integration and vector control. Partnership and coordination with NGOs to implement the vector control program in the community. Presence of C4D programme (supported by UNICEF). Engagement of community health volunteers (females) in the vector control interventions as part of ICCM programme. Use of social media to spread awareness messages. Use of community channels (eg: religious leaders, schools..) to spread awareness and participation in source reduction.	Lack of funding for arbovirus activities. Security and accessibility issues. The use of TV/Radio for awareness is limited and expensive.