Socio-economic factors associated with malaria in a tribal area of Orissa, India.
Indian J Public Health
;
2001 Jul-Sep; 45(3): 93-8
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-110247
ABSTRACT
Study on the socio-economic factors and human behaviour in a cross-section of tribal communities in Sundargarh district, Orissa revealed that poor socioeconomic status and socio-cultural factors play important role in maintaining high degree of malaria transmission. Human behaviour such as location of hamlets, type of housing, sleeping habits, outdoor activities after dusk, poor knowledge about the disease and treatment seeking behaviour are of great significance as determinants of malaria transmission. All these factors need to be considered before planning community health programme. Estimation of economic loss due to malaria showed an average loss of 8.96 mandays per malaria patient with an average loss of 3.84 mandays to other family members. Mean total loss per malaria episode comes to Rs.334.91. The study showed that malaria is one of the major disease affecting the tribals to the greatest extent and putting a lot of burden on the economic upliftment of these communities.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Assunção de Riscos
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População Rural
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Estudos Transversais
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Malária Falciparum
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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