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Why (not) participate in citizen science? Motivational factors and barriers to participate in a citizen science program for malaria control in Rwanda

  • Domina Asingizwe ,

    Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

    * E-mail: adomina23@gmail.com

    Affiliations College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, Strategic Communication Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-7920

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  • P. Marijn Poortvliet,

    Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

    Affiliation Strategic Communication Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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  • Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt,

    Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

    Affiliation Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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  • Arnold J. H. van Vliet,

    Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

    Affiliation Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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  • Chantal M. Ingabire,

    Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

    Affiliation College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

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  • Leon Mutesa,

    Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

    Affiliation College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

    ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5308-3706

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  • Cees Leeuwis

    Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

    Affiliation Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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Why (not) participate in citizen science? Motivational factors and barriers to participate in a citizen science program for malaria control in Rwanda

  • Domina Asingizwe, 
  • P. Marijn Poortvliet, 
  • Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, 
  • Arnold J. H. van Vliet, 
  • Chantal M. Ingabire, 
  • Leon Mutesa, 
  • Cees Leeuwis
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  • Published: August 24, 2020
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237396
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