Fernandez Castilla, Rogelio E.; Sawyer, Diana Oya - In: Social Science & Medicine 37 (1993) 9, pp. 1137-1145
This paper examines behavioural risk factors for malaria in the Machadinho resettlement area in the Amazonian forests of Brazil. Analysis suggests that economic status and knowledge of the importance and behaviour of the mosquito in transmitting malaria are significant factors in determining...