Evaluation by villagers of the malaria control project on Lombok and Sumbawa Islands, west Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.
The cooperative malaria control project between Indonesian and Japanese institutions was conducted from 2001 to 2004 at small malaria endemic foci on Lombok and Sumbawa Islands. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of the project according to the opinions of the villagers. We conducted a KAP survey of a simple random sample of 300 householders on each island. The conclusion of the study was that the project reduced malaria incidence significantly on Lombok. However, the effects were not as clear on Sumbawa. Poor socio-economic status and lack of school education were important related factors. Therefore, health education, or behavioral change communication, was an essential component of malaria control.
Yoda
Takeshi
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Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan. yoda-ta@wb4.so-net.ne.jp
Minematsu
Kazuo
K
Abe
Tomoko
T
Basuki
Sukmawati
S
Artasutra
Ketut
K
Dachlan
Yoes Prijatna
YP
Moji
Kazuhiko
K
Kanbara
Hiroji
H
Rakue
Yasuyuki
Y
Mizota
Tsutomu
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001512:Bedding and Linens / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007306:Insecticides; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007564:Japan; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D007306:Insecticides; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic