Examining community perceptions of malaria to inform elimination efforts in Southern Mozambique: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a background of renewed calls for malaria eradication, several endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa are contemplating malaria elimination nationally or sub-nationally. In Mozambique, a strategy to eliminate malaria in the south is underway in the context of low endemicity levels and cross-border initiatives to eliminate malaria in South Africa and Eswatini. In this context, a demonstration project aiming to interrupt malaria transmission through mass antimalarial drug administrations and intensified vector control programmes accompanied by community engagement and standard case management was implemented in the Magude District. To ensure the necessary uptake of these interventions, formative qualitative research explored the perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and pra

SUBMITTER: Portugaliza HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625114 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature