For more than 50 years, low-cost antimalarial drugs silently saved millions of lives and cured
billions of debilitating infections. Today, however, these drugs no longer work against the …

Information on the economic burden of malaria in Africa is needed to target interventions
efficiently and equitably, and to justify investment in research and control. A standard …

Now in its second edition, Health Communication: From Theory to Practice provides a
comprehensive introduction to theory, intervention design, current issues, and special topics …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Because about 50% of the Zimbabwean population is at
risk of contracting malaria each year, the majority of people, especially in rural areas, use …

In this lesson-packed book, Mark Nichter, one of the world's leading medical
anthropologists, summarizes what more than a quarter-century of health social science …

A growing body of research highlights the importance of gendered social determinants of
child health, such as maternal education and women's status, for mediating child survival …

In 1996, Social Science & Medicine published a review of treatment seeking for malaria
(McCombie, 1996). Since that time, a significant amount of socio-behavioral research on the …

Background. We assessed community knowledge, attitudes, and practices on malaria as
well as acceptability to indoor residual spraying. Material and Methods. A cross‐sectional …

Background School children have been increasingly recognized as health messengers for
malaria control. However, little evidence is available. The objective of this study was to …

Malaria is an increasing worldwide threat, with more than three hundred million infections
and one million deaths every year. The worlds poorest are the worst affected, and many treat …