Lancy Lobo

Malaria in the Social Context

A Study in Western India

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Study conducted in Surat district, Gujarat, India.

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This book underscores how, apart from bacteriological factors, human behavioural characteristics as well as the socio-cultural factors that affect people's lives contribute to the risk for and prevention of infection, with particular focus on malaria.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780415597524
• ISBN-10: 0415597528
• Artikelnr.: 31387141

Autorenporträt

Lancy Lobo is Professor and Director, Centre for Culture and Development, Vadodara, Gujarat.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables. List of Figures & Maps. List of Abbreviations. Foreword.
Preface. Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Surat District: Health,
Illness and Malaria 3. People's Perceptions on Fever, Mosquitos and Malaria
4. Malaria: Traditional and Modern Health Care 5. Findings of Validation
Study 6. Impact of Trial Interventions 7. Overview and Observations.
Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. About the Author. Index