Public knowledge, practices and perceptions on typhus fevers in Southern Sri Lanka

Public knowledge, practices and perceptions on typhus fevers in Southern Sri Lanka

Objective: To assess public knowledge, practices and perceptions on typhus fevers in Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive study was done in four selected typhus- prone areas in Southern Sri Lanka. A mixed-method was employed using face-to-face interviews and questionnaire-based surveys among confirmed...

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Main Authors:	Ashani Liyanage, Nilmini Chandrasena, Nayana Gunathilaka, Ruwan Sanjeewa, Ranjan Premaratna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:	Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:	awareness; perceptions; practices; typhus fevers; sri lanka
Online Access:	http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2022;volume=15;issue=5;spage=206;epage=212;aulast=Liyanage

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