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High Mobility and Low Use of Malaria Preventive Measures Among the Jarai Male Youth Along the Cambodia?Vietnam Border
- Source :
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(4), 810-818. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015.
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Abstract
- Malaria control along the Vietnam?Cambodia border presents a challenge for both countries' malaria elimination targets as the region is forested, inhabited by ethnic minority populations, and potentially characterized by early and outdoor malaria transmission. A mixed methods study assessed the vulnerability to malaria among the Jarai population living on both sides of the border in the provinces of Ratanakiri (Cambodia) and Gia Lai (Vietnam). A qualitative study generated preliminary hypotheses that were quantified in two surveys, one targeting youth (N = 498) and the other household leaders (N = 449). Jarai male youth, especially in Cambodia, had lower uptake of preventive measures (57.4%) and more often stayed overnight in the deep forest (35.8%) compared with the female youth and the adult population. Among male youth, a high-risk subgroup was identified that regularly slept at friends' homes or outdoors, who had fewer bed nets (32.5%) that were torn more often (77.8%). The vulnerability of Jarai youth to malaria could be attributed to the transitional character of youth itself, implying less fixed sleeping arrangements in nonpermanent spaces or non-bed sites. Additional tools such as long-lasting hammock nets could be suitable as they are in line with current practices.<br />American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(4), pp.810-818; 2015
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Population
Adult population
Ethnic group
Vulnerability
Young Adult
Malaria transmission
Environmental protection
Virology
Malaria elimination
parasitic diseases
medicine
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum
Socioeconomics
education
Child
education.field_of_study
Mosquito Nets
biology
Anopheles
Articles
Emigration and Immigration
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Malaria
Infectious Diseases
Geography
Vietnam
Parasitology
Female
Human medicine
Cambodia
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029637
- Volume :
- 93
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....78026a639750cb301ddd59c781d74fb4