Sociocultural factors and malaria in the desert part of Rajasthan, India.
J Vector Borne Dis
;
2007 Sep; 44(3): 205-12
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-118039
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:
Malaria is a new emerging problem of Indian Thar Desert. The study was attempted to find out some sociocultural factors associated with malaria transmission in this region and to supplement social solutions to ongoing malaria control efforts in the desert part of Rajasthan.METHODS:
Interview technique was used for data collection on pre-tested schedules. In all 30 households (15 from low socioeconomic group and the same number of households from the high socioeconomic group) in a village were selected following systematic random sampling technique. A total of 450 respondents were selected randomly in 15 villages of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.RESULTS:
One-third of the respondents had neither taken treatment for malaria nor took part in the vector control operations because they did not consider mosquito bites to be harmful and took malaria as a mild disease. Outdoor sleeping habits, sharing bed with children, uneasy and suffocation feeling in using mosquito bednets or any other protective device also contributed to the spread of malaria in the study villages. INTERPRETATION &CONCLUSION:
Community should be educated as a whole particularly the low socioeconomic group of people to bring changes in their beliefs, sociocultural and health practices to protect themselves from mosquito bites by using bednets, repellents and other devices, such as wire mesh screening of house doors and windows.
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Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Roupas de Cama, Mesa e Banho
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Feminino
/
Humanos
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Masculino
/
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Controle de Mosquitos
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Adulto
/
Índia
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Vector Borne Dis
Assunto da revista:
Parasitology
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Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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