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Malaria and Poverty in Africa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Nairobi : University of Nairobi Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (202 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789966792013
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Malaria and Poverty in AfricaLOC classification:
  • RC165.A357.M35 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Appendices -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I. Background -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Understanding Malaria and Poverty in Africa: A Framework -- 2.1 Economic Burden of Malaria -- 2.2 Malaria Control and Eradication -- 2.3 Transmission of Malaria -- 2.4 A Historical Digression on Malaria Control -- 2.5 Poverty-malaria Nexus -- 2.6 Proximate Determinants of Malaria and Poverty -- 2.7 Economic and Epidemiological Considerations in Malaria Control -- 2.8 Malaria Burden in Children -- 2.9 Economic Studies on Malaria in Africa -- 2.10 Conclusion -- Part II. Case Studies -- Chapter 3. The Economic Burden of Malaria in Kenya -- 3.0 Introduction -- 3.1 Malaria in Kenya -- 3.2 Model and Data -- 3.3 Results -- 3.4 Summarizing Economic Effects of Malaria -- 3.5 Discussion -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Appendix Table -- Chapter 4. The Economic Burden of Childhood Malariain Nigeria -- 4.0 Motivation and Purpose -- 4.1 Socioeconomic and Demographic Context -- 4.2 Literature Review -- 4.3 Study Design and Data -- 4.4 Cost Computation -- 4.5 Findings -- 4.6 Discussion and Conclusions -- Chapter 5. The Demand for Malaria Control Products and Services: Evidence from Yaounde, Cameroon -- 5.0 Introduction -- 5.1 The Scope of Malaria in Cameroon -- 5.2 Objectives and Hypotheses of the Study -- 5.3 Methodology of the Study -- 5.4 Findings -- 5.5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Chapter 6. The Distribution of Pharmaceutical Products and Malaria Control in Zambia -- 6.0 Introduction -- 6.1 Malaria in Zambia -- 6.2 Distribution of Anti-malarial Drugs -- 6.3 The Fight Against Malaria -- 6.4 Resistance to Chloroquine -- 6.5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Index -- Back Cover.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Appendices -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Part I. Background -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Understanding Malaria and Poverty in Africa: A Framework -- 2.1 Economic Burden of Malaria -- 2.2 Malaria Control and Eradication -- 2.3 Transmission of Malaria -- 2.4 A Historical Digression on Malaria Control -- 2.5 Poverty-malaria Nexus -- 2.6 Proximate Determinants of Malaria and Poverty -- 2.7 Economic and Epidemiological Considerations in Malaria Control -- 2.8 Malaria Burden in Children -- 2.9 Economic Studies on Malaria in Africa -- 2.10 Conclusion -- Part II. Case Studies -- Chapter 3. The Economic Burden of Malaria in Kenya -- 3.0 Introduction -- 3.1 Malaria in Kenya -- 3.2 Model and Data -- 3.3 Results -- 3.4 Summarizing Economic Effects of Malaria -- 3.5 Discussion -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Appendix Table -- Chapter 4. The Economic Burden of Childhood Malariain Nigeria -- 4.0 Motivation and Purpose -- 4.1 Socioeconomic and Demographic Context -- 4.2 Literature Review -- 4.3 Study Design and Data -- 4.4 Cost Computation -- 4.5 Findings -- 4.6 Discussion and Conclusions -- Chapter 5. The Demand for Malaria Control Products and Services: Evidence from Yaounde, Cameroon -- 5.0 Introduction -- 5.1 The Scope of Malaria in Cameroon -- 5.2 Objectives and Hypotheses of the Study -- 5.3 Methodology of the Study -- 5.4 Findings -- 5.5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Chapter 6. The Distribution of Pharmaceutical Products and Malaria Control in Zambia -- 6.0 Introduction -- 6.1 Malaria in Zambia -- 6.2 Distribution of Anti-malarial Drugs -- 6.3 The Fight Against Malaria -- 6.4 Resistance to Chloroquine -- 6.5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Index -- Back Cover.

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