| The ethnoecology of dengue fever. | |
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PMID: 9186961 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This article employs an ethnoecological analysis to link indigenous, ethnomedical, and Western biomedical ideas of infectious disease causation/prevention. The ethnoecological analysis is expanded to include the cultural and historical context of political will and community participation in dengue fever control activities in an urban neighborhood in the Dominican Republic. Findings indicate that a key source of dengue fever transmission has been overlooked because it falls between established gender-role boundaries, and that mala union, an explanatory concept central to the failure of previous community-based interventions, emerges from local views of national political history. Data were generated through a neighborhood household survey, key respondent interviews, and participant-observation. |
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Authors:
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L M Whiteford |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical anthropology quarterly Volume: 11 ISSN: 0745-5194 ISO Abbreviation: Med Anthropol Q Publication Date: 1997 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-07-24 Completed Date: 1997-07-24 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8405037 Medline TA: Med Anthropol Q Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 202-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, USA. |
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Adult Attitude to Health / ethnology* Consumer Participation* Dengue / ethnology*, prevention & control*, transmission Dominican Republic Female Gender Identity Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Male Mosquito Control / methods Urban Health* Water Supply / standards |
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