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Epidemiology, anthropology and health education
World Health Forum
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Epidemiology gives only a partial picture of a health problem. Without a knowledge of social, cultural, and economic conditions as well, one can fall into farcical errors in designing interventions.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaAnthropologyAnthropology, CulturalBehaviorCameroonDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEducationEpidemiologic MethodsFrench Speaking AfricaHealthHealth EducationHealth SurveysKnowledgeMiddle AfricaParasite ControlParasitic DiseasesPerceptionPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPsychological FactorsPublic HealthResearch MethodologyRural PopulationSocial SciencesSummary ReportTreatment