Malaria risk and access to prevention and treatment in the paddies of the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
Open Access
- 9 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 7 (1) , 7
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-7
Abstract
The Kilombero Valley is a highly malaria-endemic agricultural area in south-eastern Tanzania. Seasonal flooding of the valley is favourable to malaria transmission. During the farming season, many households move to distant field sites (shamba in Swahili) in the fertile river floodplain for the cultivation of rice. In the shamba, people live for several months in temporary shelters, far from the nearest health services. This study assessed the impact of seasonal movements to remote fields on malaria risk and treatment-seeking behaviour.Keywords
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