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dc.contributor.authorMugisha, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorMcleod, anni
dc.contributor.authorPercy, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorKyewalabye, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-22T06:46:56Z
dc.date.available2013-01-22T06:46:56Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationMugisha, A., McLeod, A., Percy, R., Kyewalabye, E. (2008). Socio-economic factors influencing control of vector-borne diseases in the pastoralist system of South Western Uganda. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 40en_US
dc.identifier.issn0049-4747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1014
dc.description.abstractResearch in control of tick-borne diseases and trypanosomosis, and their vectors, namely, ticks and tsetse flies respectively, has been on going for decades. However, very little attention has been paid to the socio-economic factors that are likely to influence the outcome of the interventions in the control of these diseases. Thus, this study was designed to investigate these factors, mainly the intra-household factors influencing decision-making in the control of Vectorborne diseases in the pastoralist areas of Uganda. These factors included: indigenous technical knowledge, household economic factors, and gender. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the collection and analysis of data. The tools used for data collection included among others, participatory learning and action (PLA), and Case studies. The findings included the following: In pastoralist households, a big proportion of the household budget was allocated to vector-borne diseases control. In the male-headed households, men dominated decision-making on vector- borne diseases control, although the goals and priorities of men and women in these households were not the same. Also, vector-borne disease control was predominantly by use of modern veterinary drugs, and pastoralists treated sick cattle by themselves even in situations where there were veterinary personnel.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economicsen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectTick-borne diseasesen_US
dc.subjectTrypanosomosisen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectIntra-household factorsen_US
dc.subjectSleeping sicknessen_US
dc.subjectTsetse fliesen_US
dc.titleSocio-economic factors influencing control of vector-borne diseases in the pastoralist system of South Western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeJournal article, peer revieweden_US


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