Introducing insecticide-treated nets in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: The relevance of local knowledge and practice for an information, education and communication (IEC) campaign

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 614-623

  Minja, Happiness ^a   Schellenberg, Joanna A ^a,b   Mukasa, Oscar ^a   Nathan, Rose ^a   Abdulla, Salim ^a   Mponda, Hadji ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^b   Lengeler, Christian ^b   Obrist, Brigit ^b,c  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disease perceptions; Local knowledge; Malaria; Mosquito nets; Tanzania; Vector control

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MOSQUITO; TANZANIA; VECTOR CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEDDING AND LINENS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA;

INSECTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034836981     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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