title: Human behavior and malaria.
abstract: Human behavior in malaria is often narrowly referred to behavior of the target populations in transmission and control of malaria. In this presentation it was discussed that such view is too narrow. A broader framework incorporating illness behavior and human behavior in malaria control bureaucracies is needed for the success of national malaria control programme. Literature under the three broad categories of human behavior in malaria is reviewed to justify future directions in human behavior research and their significance for successful malaria control.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012803:Sick Role