Coping with malaria and visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Baringo District, Kenya : implications for disease control

Date

1994

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University of California, Los Angeles, CA, US

Abstract

The World Health Organization estimates that there are 100 million cases of clinical malaria in Africa every year while visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala-azar) is reported in 47 countries with approximately 200 million people at risk and 100,000 cases annually. Both diseases are endemic in Kenya and cause high levels of morbidity and mortality. In 1989 for example, malaria accounted for 20 percent of outpatient morbidity in government health facilities. The existence of both diseases is complicated by inadequate health resources. This study examines factors that influence household health-seeking behavior for malaria and kala-azar...

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Keywords

MALARIA, LEISHMANIASIS, HEALTH SERVICES, BEHAVIOUR, RURAL AREAS, KENYA, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

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