Table 1 Population movement framework
Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population type | Local population | Mobile population | Migrant population | |||
Movement type | Circulation (<6 months) | Migration (>6 months) | ||||
Movement frequency | Daily (no overnight) | Periodic (up to 1 week) | Seasonal (1 week to 6 months) | Irregular | Long-term | |
Space | ||||||
Short-range Same commune-malaria area <10 kms | Rural village to foot hills | Farming, plantation | Farming- plantation | Farming, plantation | Farming, plantation New settlement Small business (shop) | |
Rural village to upland forest | Farming, hunting, collecting, fishing, logging | Farming, hunting, collecting, fishing, logging | Farming, hunting, collecting, fishing, logging | Farming, plantation New settlement Small business (shop) | ||
Medium range Same province usually non malaria area (10–100 kms) | Rural village to foot hills | Farming, plantation | Farming, plantation | Farming, plantation New settlement | ||
Rural village to upland forest | Hunting, logging, fishing Military, police | Hunting, logging, fishing Military, police Dam/road construction, mining | Hunting, logging, fishing Military, police Dam/road construction, mining | |||
Long-range Other province-often non malaria area >100 kms | Rural village to foot hills, | Visiting relatives, tourism | Farming, plantation, | Farming, plantation New settlement, trading | ||
Rural village or urban areas to upland forest | Farming-plantation, Hunting, logging, fishing Military, police | Hunting, logging, fishing Military, police, Dam/road construction, mining | Hunting, logging, fishing, Military, police, Dam/road construction, mining | Hunting, logging, fishing | ||