A study using bipyramid tetse fly traps in the Nola-Bilolo sleeping sickness focus (Central African Republic) reveals ecological and behavioural differences between two vectors, Glossina palpalis palpalis and G. fuscipes fuscipes. The latter species inhabits mainly open water sites and surrounding forest, whereas G. p. palpalis occurs mainly in coffe plantations near villages. Consequently, the...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine hydrogen sulphide concentration emitted from the mine extracting copper ore, to evaluate potential adverse health effects to the population living in four selected villages surrounding the exhaust shaft. MATERIALS Maximum measured concentration of hydrogen sulphide in the emitter is 286 µg/m³. Maximum emission calculated from the results of determina...

In a baseline assessment of 30 rural villages surrounding Shigatse City, Tibet, many people, especially women, identified low back pain as a serious health problem. Consequently, we aimed to establish the prevalence of such pain and to develop appropriate interventions. We did a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of low back pain and related functional disability using two-stage random clu...

This study explored individual, social, and built environmental attributes in and outside of the retirement village setting and associations with various active living outcomes including objectively measured physical activity, specific walking behaviors, and social participation. Residents in Perth, Australia (N = 323), were surveyed on environmental perceptions of the village and surrounding n...

This study aims to improve the management capability of Giyanti tourism village in Wonosobo Regency, Central Java. The has a cultural uniqueness (USP) that is not shared by other villages Regency form lengger dance. At present, with designation an emerging village, still classified as embryo village. used qualitative descriptive method using data collection techniques through observation, in-de...

The aim of this study was to measure the protective efficacy of Olyset(®) Plus, a new long-lasting factory-treated insecticidal net (LLIN) incorporated with 2% permethrin and 1% of the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO), against cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) transmission under field conditions. A village-scale trial, promoting the use of LLIN by the local inhabitants of the study area was conduc...

Abstract Sermo Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) is a well-known protected area in Kulon Progo district, Indonesia that has unique plants, animals, and ecosystems. Different from common areas which usually have native this mostly occupied by commercial trees such as teak ( Tectona grandis ) Mahagony Swietenia mahagony since historically was production forest. Although it covered homogeneous forest, the ...

In response to the problems of high coordination costs among the poor, efforts are underway in many countries to organize the poor through “self-help groups” (SHGs)–membership-based organizations that aim to promote social cohesion through a mixture of education, access to finance, and linkages to wider development programs. We randomly selected 32 of 80 villages in one of the poorest districts...