Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal.
The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was used. Qualitative da...
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| author | Awasthi, Kiran Raj Jancey, Jonine Clements, Archie CA Sah, Rohit Kumar Koirala, Madan Prasad Chalise, Binaya Leavy, Justine |
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| description | The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was used. Qualitative data were collected through 25 one-on-one, in-depth interviews followed by a face-to-face household survey (n = 218) among people from a village in KRM believed to have a high risk of malaria. Traditional practices such as Chhaupadi requiring the seclusion of women during menstruation and post-partum, transhumance, and reliance on traditional healers for the management of malaria were common practices in the village. The household survey found 98.1% of women faced menstrual exile either inside the house or in a separate hut, with 64.2% not having access to Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs). Hardships and economic constraints compelled villagers to migrate seasonally for work to malaria-endemic areas in India, thereby exposing themselves to the risk of malaria. Persistent traditional beliefs and seasonal migration could threaten the elimination goals set by the national malaria program. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-933732023-10-12T01:56:32Z Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. Awasthi, Kiran Raj Jancey, Jonine Clements, Archie CA Sah, Rohit Kumar Koirala, Madan Prasad Chalise, Binaya Leavy, Justine Chhaupadi control malaria migration prevention socio-cultural transmission Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology socio-cultural malaria prevention control Chhaupadi migration transmission EAST Chhaupadi control malaria migration prevention socio-cultural transmission Humans Female Nepal Insecticide-Treated Bednets Malaria Rural Population Insecticides Mosquito Control Humans Malaria Insecticides Mosquito Control Rural Population Nepal Female Insecticide-Treated Bednets The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was used. Qualitative data were collected through 25 one-on-one, in-depth interviews followed by a face-to-face household survey (n = 218) among people from a village in KRM believed to have a high risk of malaria. Traditional practices such as Chhaupadi requiring the seclusion of women during menstruation and post-partum, transhumance, and reliance on traditional healers for the management of malaria were common practices in the village. The household survey found 98.1% of women faced menstrual exile either inside the house or in a separate hut, with 64.2% not having access to Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs). Hardships and economic constraints compelled villagers to migrate seasonally for work to malaria-endemic areas in India, thereby exposing themselves to the risk of malaria. Persistent traditional beliefs and seasonal migration could threaten the elimination goals set by the national malaria program. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93373 10.3390/ijerph192416872 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Chhaupadi control malaria migration prevention socio-cultural transmission Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology socio-cultural malaria prevention control Chhaupadi migration transmission EAST Chhaupadi control malaria migration prevention socio-cultural transmission Humans Female Nepal Insecticide-Treated Bednets Malaria Rural Population Insecticides Mosquito Control Humans Malaria Insecticides Mosquito Control Rural Population Nepal Female Insecticide-Treated Bednets Awasthi, Kiran Raj Jancey, Jonine Clements, Archie CA Sah, Rohit Kumar Koirala, Madan Prasad Chalise, Binaya Leavy, Justine Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. |
| title | Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. |
| title_full | Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. |
| title_fullStr | Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. |
| title_short | Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. |
| title_sort | traditional beliefs, practices, and migration: a risk to malaria transmission in rural nepal. |
| topic | Chhaupadi control malaria migration prevention socio-cultural transmission Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology socio-cultural malaria prevention control Chhaupadi migration transmission EAST Chhaupadi control malaria migration prevention socio-cultural transmission Humans Female Nepal Insecticide-Treated Bednets Malaria Rural Population Insecticides Mosquito Control Humans Malaria Insecticides Mosquito Control Rural Population Nepal Female Insecticide-Treated Bednets |
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