Community beliefs and practices about dengue in Puerto Rico Creencias y prácticas comunitarias relacionadas con el dengue en Puerto Rico

Community beliefs and practices about dengue in Puerto Rico Creencias y prácticas comunitarias relacionadas con el dengue en Puerto Rico

OBJECTIVE: In spite of long-term endemicity and repeated government and private efforts, effective, sustained community participation for dengue prevention remains a challenge in Puerto Rico. This study explored differences found in interviews conducted in 2001 in attitudes toward dengue and its pre...

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Main Authors: Carmen L. Pérez-Guerra, Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Danulka Vargas-Torres, Gary G. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2009-03-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Dengue
educación en salud
control vectorial
Puerto Rico
health education
vector control
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000300005

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