G K Lwihula
Biographic Data
| ID | 2046177 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G K Lwihula |
| GIVEN NAMES | G K |
| FAMILY NAME | Lwihula |
| SIGNATURE | LWIHULA G K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Local terminology for febrile illnesses in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and its impact on the design of a community-based malaria control programme
This paper reviews results of several ethnographic studies that have examined the issue of local terminology for malaria in Africa, then presents findings from an on-going study in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative interview methods to examine local perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment practices. Although the local term homa ya malaria or malaria fever appeared on the surface to correspo…
Seasonal variation in the perceived risk of malaria
Aids epidemic in Kagera region, Tanzania—the experiences of local people
This study is part of a collaborative study of HIV infection and AIDS which was launched in 1987 in the Kagera region, Tanzania. This region is characterized as one of the areas most affected by the AIDS epidemic. In order to describe and analyse the epidemiology of HIV infection in the area and also to contribute to the intervention process, a long-term population-based project was initiated. The study was launched in January 1989 as an in-depth…
Local terminology for febrile illnesses in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and its impact on the design of a community-based malaria control programme
This paper reviews results of several ethnographic studies that have examined the issue of local terminology for malaria in Africa, then presents findings from an on-going study in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative interview methods to examine local perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment practices. Although the local term homa ya malaria or malaria fever appeared on the surface to correspo…
Seasonal variation in the perceived risk of malaria
Aids epidemic in Kagera region, Tanzania—the experiences of local people
This study is part of a collaborative study of HIV infection and AIDS which was launched in 1987 in the Kagera region, Tanzania. This region is characterized as one of the areas most affected by the AIDS epidemic. In order to describe and analyse the epidemiology of HIV infection in the area and also to contribute to the intervention process, a long-term population-based project was initiated. The study was launched in January 1989 as an in-depth…
Seasonal variation in the perceived risk of malaria
Local terminology for febrile illnesses in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and its impact on the design of a community-based malaria control programme
This paper reviews results of several ethnographic studies that have examined the issue of local terminology for malaria in Africa, then presents findings from an on-going study in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative interview methods to examine local perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment practices. Although the local term homa ya malaria or malaria fever appeared on the surface to correspo…
Medicine (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Tanzania (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Malaria (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Anopheles (1 work)