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Table 4 Community health and disease priorities for adults & children determined through listing/ranking activities during PLA workshops*

From: Community participation for malaria elimination in Tafea Province, Vanuatu: Part I. Maintaining motivation for prevention practices in the context of disappearing disease

 

North Tanna village

Middle Bush village

South Tanna village

Men

(Adult health & disease

priorities)

Not available

Back ache

Cold/flu

Stomach ache

Arthritis

Ulcers

High blood pressure

Stroke

Malaria

Cancer

Back ache

Leprosy

Women

(Adult health and disease

priorities

Prolapsed uterus

Malaria

Back ache

TB

Head ache

Prolapsed uterus

Cancer

TB

Back ache

Long periods

Head ache

Chest pain

Malaria

Long periods

Back ache

Diarrhoea

Youth

(Adult health & disease

priotities)

Not available

Cancer

TB

High blood pressure

Malaria

Ulcers

Malaria

High blood pressure

Diabetes

Children

(Health & disease priorities

based on consolidated

listing/ranking activities by men, women

& youth during PLA workshops)

Malaria

Headache

Asthma

Measles

Fever

Diarrhoea

Fever

Ulcers

Scabies

Cough

Malaria

Fever

Diarrhoea

  1. *Listed in order of priority