Malaria in pregnancy: what can the social sciences contribute?

PLoS Med. 2007 Apr;4(4):e92. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040092.

Abstract

Building on existing knowledge from social science work on malaria, the authors propose two models for studying social science aspects of malaria in pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Anemia / etiology
  • Antimalarials / administration & dosage
  • Antimalarials / therapeutic use
  • Attitude to Health
  • Culture
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / etiology
  • Fetal Diseases / parasitology
  • Fetal Diseases / prevention & control
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Malaria* / drug therapy
  • Malaria* / epidemiology
  • Malaria* / prevention & control
  • Malaria* / psychology
  • Medicine, African Traditional
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Mosquito Control / organization & administration
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / psychology
  • Pregnancy in Adolescence / psychology
  • Prenatal Care
  • Risk Assessment
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sociology, Medical*

Substances

  • Antimalarials