Knowledge and beliefs about malaria transmission and practices for vector control in Southern Mexico Conocimientos y creencias acerca del paludismo y prácticas para el control de vectores en el sur de México

Knowledge and beliefs about malaria transmission and practices for vector control in Southern Mexico Conocimientos y creencias acerca del paludismo y prácticas para el control de vectores en el sur de México

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the knowledge and beliefs about malaria transmission and practices for vector control in eight villages on the coastal plain of Chiapas, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during May and June 1995 in Chiapas, Mexico. A questionnaire to inve...

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Main Authors: Américo David Rodríguez, Rosa Patricia Penilla, Mario Henry-Rodríguez, Janet Hemingway, Angel Francisco Betanzos, Juan Eugenio Hernández-Avila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-04-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
paludismo
conocimientos
actitudes y práctica
creencias
culicidae
México
malaria
knowledge
attitudes
practice
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003000200007

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