Table 1.

The empowerment strategy for dengue vector control by components and subcomponents and the number of circumscriptions (n = 16) that implemented as intended, modified, or did not implement subcomponents. La Lisa municipality, Havana City, 2004–2007

Components	Operational definition of the components	Subcomponents	Implemented as intended	Modified	Did not implement
1. Capacity-building	Development of knowledge, capabilities and associated values, and practices required by community members to lead community empowerment for dengue vector control	1.1 Diagnosis, group work, and participation	10	1	5
		1.2 Surveillance of risks and behaviors	11	5	0
		1.3 Action plans and communication strategy	6	5	5
		1.4 Participatory evaluation	8	0	8
2. Organization and management	The way the stakeholders involved in dengue vector control establish themselves, set commitments and roles, identify resources, and make decisions	2.1 Presence of community working groups (CWGs) leading the strategy	7	4	5
		2.2 Vector control program staff within CWGs	4	7	5
		2.3 Community resources identified	3	1	12
		2.4 External resources mobilized	3	0	13
3. Community work	Repetitive cycle of actions developed by a group of community members to change the conditions that increase the probability of dengue transmission	3.1 Risk mapping	11	1	4
		3.2 Problem assessment	10	2	4
		3.3 Action plan	7	1	8
		3.4 Actions executed	7	0	9
		3.5 Communication strategy	5	5	6
		3.6 Elaboration of communication materials	3	3	10
		3.7 Monitoring and evaluation	2	0	14
4. Surveillance	Timely and systematically organized data collection and analysis on dengue transmission risks and associated behaviors in order to take actions	4.1 Identification of environmental risks	16	0	0
		4.2 Identification of domiciliary risks	13	0	3
		4.3 Identification of associated behaviors	6	0	10