Query | Response |
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What types of higher-risk activities have you been involved with during the last month? | “Many different things: forest fringe farming; sleeping in rice field/farm huts; hunting; fishing; and mushroom collecting.” (Phu Sing; male, recent malaria patient). “Forest fringe farming; sleeping in rice field/farm huts.” (Kantharalak; female, recent malaria patient). |
What types of activities do you think led to the recent changes in malaria cases here? | “Protection measures are not good as there is no bed net use during rubber tapping, and mosquitoes bite during rubber tapping.” (Phu Sing; male, village leader.) “Parents bring their children to work in rubber plantation farm more and patients didn’t protect themselves.” (Phu Sing; female, village leader). |
What increases risk in the high-risk populations? | “It’s their occupation--work in the forest, rubber tapping stay overnight in the rubber plantation farm, with increased mosquitoes. We need a campaign for people not to stay overnight in the forest.” (Phu Sing, male village leader). “Work in the forest hunting, foraging, or stay overnight in the forest in the cave. People can’t use repellents as animals will know. Soldiers can use hammocks, but can’t use bed nets since they’re white colour, very dangerous as they can be seen from far away.” (Khun Han; male health staff). |