Lay perceptions of kala-azar, mosquitoes and bed nets in Bihar, India
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Lay perceptions of kala-azar, mosquitoes and bed nets in Bihar, India.
OBJECTIVE To describe the lay perception of kala-azar (KA) in an endemic area of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar, India: local names, symptoms, affected persons, perceived severity and modes of transmission, as well as perceived mosquito nuisance, modes of protection and use of bed nets. METHODS We held 16 focus group discussions (FGD) in eight remote villages with altogether 157 participants in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine & International Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02544.x