Date of Award
4-1984
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Robert Jack Smith
Second Advisor
Dr. Erika Friedl-Loeffler
Third Advisor
Dr. William Garland
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Malaria is in epidemic resurgence in the Limbe region of Haiti as a consequence of the termination of internationally-sponsored eradication programs. The presence of endemic disease cannot be considered an exclusively biophysical phenomenon; it is also an aspect of human adaptation within a particular environment. The biocultural ecology of Haiti the biocultural context must be understood and the complexity of the interaction of these factors appreciated. Any ameliorative intervention program must be based on a multiple strategy approach that is compatible with the realities of the cultural context of the human ecology of Haiti.
Recommended Citation
Sloan, Janet Jenks, "The Patterns of Cultural Behavior Which Promote and Disrupt the Transmission of Malaria in Haiti" (1984). Masters Theses. 1546.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1546