Misperceptions of patients and health workers regarding malaria elimination in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study.

Felipe Leão Gomes MurtaMaxwell Oliveira MendesVanderson Souza SampaioAbrahim Sena Baze JuniorXimena Pamela Díaz-BermúdezWuelton Marcelo MonteiroMarcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda

Published in: Malaria journal (2019)

In the Amazon, cultural perceptions about the etiology of this disease can influence the behaviour and practices that social groups adopt in relation to the different forms of living in a malaria-endemic context. Negative perceptions about malaria elimination can act as a barrier when trying to reach proper coverage for control strategies such as mosquito nets and MDA.

Keyphrases

healthcare
plasmodium falciparum
primary care
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
public health
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
signaling pathway
aedes aegypti
risk assessment
health information
cell death
patient reported outcomes
zika virus
dengue virus