TY - JOUR
T1 - Appropriating "malaria": local responses to malaria treatment and prevention in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire
AU - Granado, Stefanie
AU - Manderson, Lenore
AU - Obrist, Brigit
AU - Tanner, Marcel
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Although the labeling of malaria-related symptoms as palu
has wide currency, preventive measures such as bed nets, as advocated by
public health authorities, have not been accepted readily or evenly. Drawing on theoretical understandings of the introduction, transfer, and appropriation
of concepts and material objects, we examine the processes of localization in
relation to malaria in Abidjan, and in doing so, highlight the challenges for
health professionals seeking to scale-up public health interventions
AB - Although the labeling of malaria-related symptoms as palu
has wide currency, preventive measures such as bed nets, as advocated by
public health authorities, have not been accepted readily or evenly. Drawing on theoretical understandings of the introduction, transfer, and appropriation
of concepts and material objects, we examine the processes of localization in
relation to malaria in Abidjan, and in doing so, highlight the challenges for
health professionals seeking to scale-up public health interventions
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/gmea20
U2 - 10.1080/01459740.2010.488664
DO - 10.1080/01459740.2010.488664
M3 - Article
SN - 0145-9740
VL - 30
SP - 102
EP - 121
JO - Medical Anthropology
JF - Medical Anthropology
IS - 1
ER -
