Evaluation by villagers of the malaria control project on Lombok and Sumbawa Islands, west Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.
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2007-03-02
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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.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Yoda T, Minematsu K, Abe T, Basuki S, Artasutra K, Dachlan YP, Moji K, Kanbara H, Rakue Y, Mizota T. Evaluation by villagers of the malaria control project on Lombok and Sumbawa Islands, west Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2007 Mar; 38(2): 213-22