PERCEPTIONS OF SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE CHILDHOOD MALARIA AMONG MIJIKENDA AND LUO RESIDENTS OF COASTAL KENYA

被引：40

作者：

MWENESI, HA

HARPHAM, T

MARSH, K

SNOW, RW

机构：

[1] KENYA GOVT MED RES CTR, KILIFI, KENYA

[2] UNIV OXFORD, NUFFIELD DEPT CLIN MED, OXFORD, ENGLAND

[3] UNIV LONDON LONDON SCH HYG & TROP MED, DEPT PUBL HLTH & POLICY, LONDON WC1E 7HT, ENGLAND

来源：

JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE | 1995年 / 27卷 / 02期

基金：

英国惠康基金;

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D O I：

10.1017/S0021932000022720

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Effective community based malaria control programmes require an understanding of current perceptions of malaria as a disease and its severe manifestations. Quantitative and qualitative surveys of mothers on the Kenyan Coast suggest that fever is conceptualised in biomedical terms whereas the aetiology of severe malaria is perceived to be of more complex cultural origin. This is reflected in the treatments sought for convulsions. The results are discussed in the context of ethnographic factors. To be effective, future health information programmes must take cultural beliefs into account.

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页码：235 / 244

页数：10