Disentangling the intersection of inequities with health and malaria exposure: key lessons from rural communities in Northern Borneo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria poses a significant challenge to efforts to eliminate malaria from Malaysia. Macaque reservoirs, outdoors-biting mosquitoes, human activities, and agricultural work are key factors associated with the transmission of this zoonotic pathogen. However, gaps in knowledge regarding reasons that drive malaria persistence in rural Kudat, Sabah, Northern Borneo remain. This study was conducted to address this knowledge gap, to better understand the complexities of these entangled problems, and to initiate discussion regarding new countermeasures to address them. This study aims to highlight rural community members' perspectives regarding inequities to health relating to P. knowlesi malaria exposure.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Naserrudin NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature