Seeing malaria through the eyes of affected communities: using photovoice to document local knowledge on zoonotic malaria causation and prevention practices among rural communities exposed to Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Northern Borneo Island

• Main Authors: Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, Pau, Pauline Lin Yong, April Monroe, Richard Culleton, Sara Elizabeth Baumann, Shigeharu Sato, Rozita Hod, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Kamruddin Ahmed, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2023
• Subjects: RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36064/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36064/2/FULLTEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36064/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04603-5

Background. Many rural communities in Malaysian Borneo and Southeast Asia are at risk of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria. Multiple factors contribute to infection, however, a deep understanding of illness causation and prevention practices among at-risk communities remains limited. This study aims to do...