Possible relationship among socio-economic determinants, knowledge and practices on lymphatic filariasis and implication for disease elimination in India

Perumal Vanamail () and Subbaiah Gunasekaran

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 1, 25-36

Abstract: The present analysis highlights the crucial role played by formal education on creating awareness about lymphatic filariasis and how to prevent this vector-borne disease. The importance of education on intervention measures against mosquito breeding and biting is also dealt with in the analysis for planning an effective and sustainable control program. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Causal model; Case–control study; Lymphatic filariasis; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0159-y

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